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Duterte calls EU naive; hits EU for calling De Lima a political prisoner; acknowledges his influence on vigilantism

March 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he felt sorry for the members of the European Parliament for being naive because they consider Senator Leila de Lima, his staunch critic, as a political prisoner. “I’m being castigated by the EU. This

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Nationwide quake drill set Friday

March 29, 2017

The National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is set to conduct  a nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill for this year on Friday. The ceremonial venue for the drill will be at the Central Command, Camp Lapulapu, Cebu City around 2pm.

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Duterte confronts US envoy on why America did not act when China was constructing in South China Sea

March 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he confronted United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on America’s inaction when China was aggressively building artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. In a speech in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, Duterte

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Seventh, eighth FA-50PH trainer aircraft arrive

Seventh, eighth FA-50PH trainer aircraft arrive

March 29, 2017

The seventh and eighth units of the FA-50PH trainer aircraft arrived in the country  Wednesday morning. Col. Antonio Francisco, Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesman, said these arrived at the Air Force City in Clark Air Base in Pampanga around 11:07

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Police records decline in human rights cases despite war on drugs

March 29, 2017

The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded a decline in human rights cases filed against its personnel since 2014. “In 2014, there are 174 personnel who have human rights cases, in 2015 it went to 131, in 2016 105, so there

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Comelec sets sights for 2019 polls

March 29, 2017

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is preparing for the 2019 midterm polls, its chairman said Wednesday. “We are continuously working to improve the credibility of elections and enhance the voter experience,” said Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista. Bautista said they will

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Military says NPAs reduced to “banditry and terrorism” as it marks 49 th year of struggle

March 28, 2017

The Philippine military said the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, which is marking its 49th anniversary on Wednesday “has been relegated to pure banditry and terrorism as they continue to extort money from people or corporations

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(UPDATE) Soldiers recover chief engineer of tugboat attacked by Abu Sayyaf

March 28, 2017

The chief engineer of a tugboat recently attacked by the Abu Sayyaf Group off the waters of Basilan last week was recovered by government authorities on Monday night. Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command

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