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Transport department orders Coast Guard control and supervision of security in seaports

June 13, 2017

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to take over control and supervision of security operations in all seaports in light of the security threat posed by the Maute  Group which has besieged Marawi City and resulted

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Ad firm said it didn’t intend “to copy others’ work” in latest tourism film

June 13, 2017

Advertising company McCann Worldgroup Philippines said it did not intend “to copy others’ creative work” after its latest film to promote Philippine tourism was similar to a South African campaign. “We acknowledge the feedback that the way this story was

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Free irrigation gets House’s green light

Free irrigation gets House’s green light

June 13, 2017

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 5670 which seeks to strengthen assistance to all farmers by providing them with free irrigation services to boost their productivity, a press statement said Tuesday. The proposed

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2 soldiers,  young NPA member killed in Davao encounter

June 12, 2017

Two soldiers and a 17-year-old member of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while six  were wounded in an encounter in Davao City on Sunday. Major. Ezra Balagtey, spokesman of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), said troops were responding

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Cop killed, two suspects arrested in Laguna

June 12, 2017

A policeman was killed while two suspects, including a soldier was arrested after an encounter in the province of Laguna on Sunday. In a police report, Senior Inspector  Jollymar Seloterio said personnel of the Alaminos Municipal Police Station (MPS) were

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Palace asks Supreme Court to junk petitions vs martial law in Mindanao

Palace asks Supreme Court to junk petitions vs martial law in Mindanao

June 12, 2017

Malacanang has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss petitions seeking to scrap President Duterte’s Proclamation No. 216 placing Mindanao under martial law following attacks by Maute terrorist group in Marawi City. In a 45-page comment, the executive department through Solicitor

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Hontiveros, Rosales join rally for civil liberties

June 12, 2017

Around 100 rallyists gathered in Plaza Miranda to fight for civil liberties and oppose martial law in Mindanao on Monday in commemoration of Independence Day. PO2 Marco Moulic of Plaza Miranda police station said there are about 100 participants from

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Palace optimistic foreign tourists to visit Philippines once situation in Marawi normalizes

June 12, 2017

Malacanang expressed optimism on Monday foreign tourists will return once peace and order situation in conflict-torn Marawi City have been restored. The Department of Tourism admitted earlier a number of tourists, such as from South Korea and the United States

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