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Military “still confident” of rescuing German from Abu Sayyaf

February 21, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is confident they can rescue a German kidnap victim before a February 26 deadline for his execution. “We are still confident. The chief of staff says we are still confident that we will

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 Palace eyes “sober, simple” EDSA commemoration

February 21, 2017

Malacañang plans a “sober, simple, with no fanfare” celebration of the 31st anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution this Friday. The EDSA People Power commemoration will be held inside the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, where the historical event

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Duterte trips to 12 countries cost P277 million: Abella

February 21, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s visits abroad have incurred P277 million from taxpayers money. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Duterte visited 12 countries since he assumed office in June 30 last year. “We’re glad to report

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Philippines, Vietnam trying to find group behind killing, abduction of Vietnamese sailors

February 21, 2017

The Philippines and Vietnam are trying to find out the group behind last Sunday’s attack on a fishing vessel where one Vietnamese was killed and six were abducted off Tawi-tawi. Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay jr said this topic and

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ASEAN “express grave concerns” over “militarization” of some areas in South China Sea

February 21, 2017

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have “expressed grave concerns” over what they “saw and perceived as the militarization of certain areas in the South China Sea. In a press conference Tuesday after the meeting of

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Philippines expects over $4 billion assistance from ADB in next 3 years

February 21, 2017

The Philippines is expecting over $4 billion assistance from the Asian Development Bank in the next three years, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday. Speaking at the 50th anniversary reception of ADB in Mandaluyong City, Duterte hailed the Manila-based lending

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Duterte work for “strategic shift” to deal with communist rebels: Dureza

February 21, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte will work for a “strategic shift” in dealing with the communist rebels, top government peace official said on Tuesday. In a statement, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said Duterte, during his meeting with the

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 Military sees no destabilization plot against Duterte

February 21, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) does not monitor any destabilization attempt against President Rodrigo Duterte, its spokesman said Tuesday. “On our monitoring negative, we have not monitored any destabilization attempts that will be done on this government of

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