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Suspected Abu Sayyaf member surrenders in Bohol  

Suspected Abu Sayyaf member surrenders in Bohol  

May 4, 2017

An Abu Sayyaf member believed to be the remnant from the group which entered Bohol before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit was captured Thursday morning, a military spokesman said Thursday. Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said the suspect

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Duterte says phone talk with Xi at Trump’s “behest”

May 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte had a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the “behest” of United States President Donald Trump. Duterte revealed this during his speech in Davao City on Thursday. He said when Trump called him up last

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No “secret’ jails in other police stations: Dela Rosa

No “secret’ jails in other police stations: Dela Rosa

May 4, 2017

No “secret” jail exists in the country’s police stations similar to the one discovered by the Commission on Human Rights last week in Manila, Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa said Thursday. “All the regional directors reported to

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Three PAF personnel die in chopper crash

May 4, 2017

Three Philippine Air Force personnel died while another one was injured after a helicopter crashed while conducting training at a military camp in Rizal on Thursday. 1Lt. Xy-zon Meneses, public affairs chief of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, said a

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“Lobby money talks” vs Lopez’s confirmation as DENR chief: Duterte

May 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday “lobby money talks” is the reason Gina Lopez was not confirmed by the Commission on Appointments as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). With such statement, Duterte indicated some members

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Duterte says suspended ERC chair to be removed eventually

May 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would dismiss Energy Regulatory Commission chairman Jose Vicente Salazar who is under preventive suspension for 90 days. In a speech in Davao City, Duterte said he suspended Salazar because of alleged corruption in

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NPA still top threat on Filipinos’ way of life: Esperon

May 4, 2017

The communist New People’s Army has remained as the top threat on the Filipinos’ way of life, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said on Thursday. Esperon, in a press briefing in Malacanang, cited other threats which the government has

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Treaty between Philippines, China needed for joint drills: Esperon

May 4, 2017

The Philippines and China need to forge a treaty before joint military drills could take place, the government’s top security official said on Thursday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said the government is

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