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Defense department to acquire South Korean corvette  

Defense department to acquire South Korean corvette  

April 27, 2017

The defense department is set to acquire a Pohang-class Flight III anti-submarine corvette from South Korea for only $100, a spokesman said Thursday. “We have sent a letter to the government of South Korea expressing our intent to acquire one

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2 Abu Sayyaf members surrender

April 27, 2017

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two members of the Abu Sayyaf have surrendered on Thursday, said Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana Jr., commander of the Joint Task Force Sulu. Sobejana identified the Abu Sayyaf as Husain Nasirin, 22, and Hasir Asara, 24 of

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Philippines, Brunei sign two agreements

April 27, 2017

The Philippines and Brunei have signed two agreements that will bring the two countries “even more closely,” President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday. Duterte and visiting Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah witnessed in Malacanang the inking of the agreement on cultural cooperation

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Five killed, 25 arrested in Batangas province

April 27, 2017

Five people were killed while 25 others were arrested in a series of law enforcement operation in Batangas province on Thursday. Senior Insp. Hazel Luma-ang, Batangas provincial police public affairs chief, said the five suspects were killed during the province-wide

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Philippines urged to rechannel P80-billion CCT to livelihood projects for poorest Filipinos

April 27, 2017

The Philippine government may want to gradually shift its P80 billion budget for the conditional cash transfer program to another scheme to provide livelihood to the poorest  Filipinos, according to the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC). In a press

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Operations vs Maute Group displace thousands in Lanao del Sur

April 27, 2017

Thousands of people were displaced because of the military operation conducted against the local terrorist group in Lanao del Sur since last Saturday. Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, public affairs officer of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division,  confirmed that as of

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Human rights activists to present records of violations by Philippines in Geneva

April 27, 2017

A group of  Philippine human rights activists will present records of violations during the Aquino and Duterte administrations for the third cycle of United Nations’ Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on May 8 in Geneva, Switzerland. Rex Reyes of

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Immigration agents arrest Chinese fugitive

Immigration agents arrest Chinese fugitive

April 27, 2017

Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) arrested the other day a wanted Chinese fugitive as he was about to leave the country. ​In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente Thursday, BI port operations

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