Police, military arrest six alleged drug personalities in Sultan Kudarat

April 5, 2017

Joint military and police forces arrested six alleged drug personalities in a law enforcement operation in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday. Captain Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the suspects are Gary Domingo, 30,  Maricel Cortez, 22,

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Duterte awards housing projects to militant group

April 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday government housing projects in Bulacan supposedly for the police and military would be awarded to urban poor who illegally occupied them. In a speech during the 120th founding anniversary of the Philippine Army in

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(UPDATE) 5.4 quake hits Batangas town, felt in some Metro Manila areas

April 4, 2017

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit the province of Batangas and was felt in some areas in Metro Manila on Tuesday night. On its earthquake bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the tremor at 7 kilometers north

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Duterte says Speaker Alvarez’s having girlfriend a non-issue

April 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte defended anew House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for having another woman, saying it is a “non-issue.” Duterte, in a speech in Makati City, cited he himself has many wives, similar to Alvarez. “I’m not saying that I am

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(UPDATE) Duterte says he fired Cabinet member because he was “lying through his teeth”

April 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he personally told Ismael Sueno that he was “fired” as secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government because he was “lying through his teeth.” In a speech at the Metropolitan Manila

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Army welcomes Duterte decision to build new homes for soldiers

April 4, 2017

The Philippine Army welcomes the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to create better housing facilities for soldiers to replace homes occupied by an militant urban poor group in Bulacan since last month. “We are also happy and excited to hear

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Palace looking at long-term solution to ease long lines in NAIA

April 4, 2017

Malacanang said on Tuesday the government is looking for a long-term solution to prevent long lines at the immigration counters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport by hiring more personnel. This came after Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno did not agree

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Military can’t confirm if Abu Sayyaf leader is dead

April 4, 2017

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año admitted the military cannot confirm if  Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon is dead. “There are raw reports but we still have no confirmation that Hapilon is really dead,”

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