Duterte decision to give Pandi homes to Kadamay “both good and bad”: AFP spokesman

April 5, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to give the housing units for soldiers and police to members of a militant urban poor group who illegally occupied them is “both good and bad”. “The whole

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New DILG officer-in-charge says won’t betray “public trust”

April 5, 2017

The new officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) vows he will not betray the public trust. “I promise all of you in the executive branch; DILG, my home department, and the Filipino people that I

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Military to continue calling NPAs communist terrorists

April 5, 2017

The military will continue to call New People’s Army (NPA) as communist terrorist group if they continue their activities, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. “That is how we called them even before, during 1970’s, 1980’s, 1994, they are communist

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MMDA ordered to study flexi-time proposal for state employees to ease traffic  

April 5, 2017

Malacanang has ordered Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to look into a proposal to implement flexible working hours in government agencies to address the worsening traffic congestion in the metropolis. In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the

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AFP patrols help Filipino fishermen off northern Luzon  

April 5, 2017

Filipino fishermen benefited from frequent maritime patrols by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the waters off northern Luzon. Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP public information officer, said the governor of Batanes expressed gratitude for its fishermen who benefited

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Duterte appoints DILG undersecretary as officer-in-charge

April 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Catalino Cuy as the agency’s officer-in-charge, Malacanang said on Wednesday. “The Palace announces the designation of Undersecretary Catalino S. Cuy as Officer-In-Charge of the Department of the Interior

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Sagada spelunking sites shut down

April 5, 2017

Baguio City—Popular spelunking sites Sumaguing and Lumiang Caves has been shut down by authorities after a 15-year old boy slipped and died Monday Sagada Tourism Officer Robert Pangod said there is no word when these sites will open. Pangod said

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Duterte asks MMDA to be vigilant in war vs drugs

April 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to assume a lead role in government’s effort to maintain peace and order, including the fight against illegal drugs in the communities in metropolis. Duterte made the directive during the

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