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Ayala, Metro consortium to start LRT Line 1 Cavite extension late February

February 6, 2017

Light Rail Manila Corp., a consortium led by Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp., said on Monday it expects to start building the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Cavite extension by late February or early March. “As committed,

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Alleged NPA member killed in battle with soldiers in Occidental Mindoro

February 6, 2017

An alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) was killed while some war materials were recovered in an encounter with government troops in Occidental Mindoro on Sunday afternoon. 1Lt. Xy-zon Meneses, 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs Officer,said based on initial

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Two groups urge Duterte to “rethink” ending talks with NDF

February 6, 2017

A human rights organization and a peace group have urged President Rodrigo Duterte to “rethink” his statement on ending talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front (NDF). Karapatan said the Philippine government and the NDF “have expressed

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Ombudsman dismisses Tuguegarao city mayor

February 6, 2017

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the dismissal from the service of Tuguegarao City Mayor Jefferson Soriano, after he was found guilty of grave misconduct and abuse of authority. The dismissal order comes with the accessory penalties of perpetual disqualification

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“Police memo” warning mall attack a hoax-PNP, SM

February 6, 2017

A police memorandum on the supposed bomb threat by the local terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group on different malls in the county has circulated online, causing concern to the netizens. But the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday that it

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Duterte wants suspension of erring cops instead of retraining them

February 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will suspend erring policemen instead of retraining them. In a press conference in Davao City on Saturday night,  Duterte rejected the plan of Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa to retrain

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CPP-NPA-NDF now a terror group – Duterte

February 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday that he now considers the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front as a terrorist organization. The Chief Executive also ordered the arrest of all the leftist rebel leaders, who are temporarily

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Resolving drug problem by killing is wrong: CBCP

February 5, 2017

Catholic bishops have issued a strongly-worded pastoral letter criticizing the alleged thousands of drug suspects killed under the Duterte administration. Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, also president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), said prelates are “deeply

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