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Police officer claims NBI is involved in Korean kidnap- slay

January 30, 2017

While President Rodrigo Duterte is saying that a police official is behind the killing of a South Korean businessman, that official has alleged that the National Bureau of Investigation is involved, too. Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa

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AFP seized three terrorist camps

January 30, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) seized three terrorist encampments that they have bombarded in Lanao del Sur since last week. “In the operations conducted, there were three encampments actually that were overtaken which was in the same part,”

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Duterte says Philippines open to accept refugees affected by US travel ban  

January 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said he respects US President Donald Trump’s policy against refugees and temporarily barring citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from enteringAmerica. But Duterte said in a press conference early Monday “in the name of humanity,” the Philippines

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Military may recommend lifting of unilateral ceasefire with communists  

January 30, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) may recommend the lifting of unilateral ceasefire declaration with the communists amid alleged attacks by the New People’s Army (NPA) against the military in Mindanao, a spokesman said Monday. “It is our desire

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Duterte to declare martial law if people want

January 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would declare martial law if the people would ask for it. But Duterte said he is satisfied with how the government security forces have been handling the peace and order situation amid terror threats, particularly

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Duterte appoints ex-Pangasinan congresswoman to head MTRCB 

January 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former congresswoman as the new head of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). In an appointment paper on January 20, Duterte named Ma. Rachel J. Arenas as the new MRTCB chairperson,

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Lacson suspends Senate hearings on ‘tokhang for ransom’

January 30, 2017

Citing the government’s focus on rogue police personnel in its restructured war against illegal drugs, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Monday he is suspending the Senate’s hearings on “tokhang for ransom” incidents involving scalawags in uniform. Lacson, who chairs the

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2 children die in Basilan bomb explosion

January 30, 2017

Two children died while three were wounded in improvised explosive device explosion in Basilan on Sunday morning. Lt. Col. Franco Raphael Alano, Western Mindanao Command public affairs officer, said the IED was laid by the Abu Sayyaf Group under Furuji

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