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Five found dead by husband inside home in Bulacan

June 27, 2017

Five members of a family were found dead by the husband inside their home in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, police said Tuesday. PO3 Ronaldo Legaspi of the San Jose del Monte police station, in a report, said Dexter

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Philippines eyes top 20 in ease of doing business

June 27, 2017

The Philippines is eyeing to be at the top 20 by 2020 in the World Bank-International Finance Corporation Doing Business Report. “You know, what we’re really targeting is top 20, top 20 by 2020,” Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez

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27 Marawi evacuees die: health department

June 27, 2017

Twenty-seven evacuees from the fighting in Marawi City died from illnesses, a repor from the   Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. The health department’s Northern Mindanao office said this was the tally as of June 26. Three recent deaths, said

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Ombudsman charges ex-Bacolod congressman for 2005 SEA Games fund mess

Ombudsman charges ex-Bacolod congressman for 2005 SEA Games fund mess

June 27, 2017

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered that former Bacolod Representative Monico Puentevella be tried for malversation of public funds and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act before the Sandiganbayan, a press statement by the government agency said

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Philippine official says reported offer by Maute to free priest “not possible”

June 27, 2017

A Philippine official said the government refused the demand of a member of the Maute group to release his parents and relatives in exchange for a priest they have been holding since the attack on Marawi City started on May

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Alleged NPAs attack provincial safety company in Zambales

June 26, 2017

A police station and a provincial public safety company (PPSC) in Botolan were separately attacked by suspected New People’s Army in Zambales province Monday morning. SPO1 Larry Deliguin told the Daily Manila Shimbun in a phone interview, about 15 to

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AFP waiting for Imams to disclose talks with Maute brothers

June 26, 2017

Religious leaders talked to Maute leaders to free hostages during the eight-hour humanitarian pause of the government on Sunday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday. Colonel Edgard Arevalo, AFP Public Affairs chief, said they had reports an eight-man

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Hapilon said not in Marawi, Maute beheaded some hostages: AFP

Hapilon said not in Marawi, Maute beheaded some hostages: AFP

June 26, 2017

Isnilon Hapilon, the reported leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) deserted his companion and fled Marawi City, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday. Colonel Edgard Arevalo, AFP Public Affairs chief, said information about

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