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Soldier killed, one nabbed in shooting incident

July 1, 2017

A soldier was killed while the other one was arrested after a shooting incident inside a military camp in Gamu, Isabela on Friday morning. Captain Jefferson Somera, spokesman of the Army’s 5th Infantry Division, refused to give the identities of

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Foreign retirees can seek PhilHealth membership

June 30, 2017

Starting Saturday, July 1, all foreign nationals and former Filipino citizens, who have chosen to retire in the Philippines, may be eligible to be members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth). In a statement, PhilHealth said its 2015 Memorandum

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Philippines should pay more attention to extremism

June 30, 2017

The Philippines should give more attention to violent extremism said Jehanne Mutin, chairwoman of the Regional Commission on Bangsamoro on Friday. “It’s seems so far away from Manila but it’s not. Violent extremism is a global phenomena and if we

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Military says it neutralized 258 Abu Sayyaf members in six months

June 30, 2017

  The military said is has neutralized 258 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members in Southern Philippines, as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP’s) six month self-imposed deadline to finish off the terrorist group ended Friday. “The all-out military campaign

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Palace cites Duterte’s “non-combative” approach amid China’s reported military facility build-up in South China Sea

June 30, 2017

The Duterte administration would take “non-combative and non-adversarial” approach with China amid reports Beijing has constructed new military facilities on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. In the “Mindanao Hour” briefing in Davao City on Friday, Presidential Spokesperson

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(UPDATE)Duterte says Chinese billionaire who funded drug rehab center didn’t ask for anything

June 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said Chinese billionaire Huang Rulun did not ask for any favor when he extended a multi-billion fund for the construction of two huge rehabilitation centers for drug dependents in the country. Duterte told reporters Thursday night Huang

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 Seven suspected Maute members arrested in Maguindanao

June 30, 2017

Government forces have apprehended seven suspected members of the Maute terrorist group at a checkpoint in Maguindanao last Thursday. Senior Supt. Agustin Tello, Maguindanao provincial police director, identified the apprehended suspects as Alimatar Maute, Mohammad Ali Maute, Amiladen Analo, Saida

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PDEA says 3,677 barangays are cleared of illegal drugs

PDEA says 3,677 barangays are cleared of illegal drugs

June 30, 2017

One year after the drug war started, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) bared that 3,677 out of 42,036 barangays in the country are declared cleared from illegal drugs. “These barangays have reached drug-cleared status after issuance of a certification

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