Navy, Marines conducting amphibious exercise in Zambales

November 26, 2019

Philippine Navy and Marine troops in Northern Luzon are conducting Fleet-Marine amphibious exercise dubbed as “Pagsisikap” 2019 to train government forces on amphibious operation using the newly-acquired Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) and other naval assets. On Tuesday, Lt. Commander Maria

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UK foreign secretary thanks military for rescue of Hyrons couple

November 26, 2019

United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs  Dominic Raab expressed gratitude to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the rescue of the Hyrons couple. “We worked closely with the Government of the Philippines on Alan

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Bong Go calls for unity and cooperation in support of SEA Games

November 26, 2019

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go urged Filipinos on Tuesday to unite and cooperate amid issues related to the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. In an interview on dzBB,  Go urged organizers of the sporting events to

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Moon eyes “strategic partnership” between S. Korea, Philippines

November 25, 2019

South Korean President Moon Jae-in pushed on Monday for the elevation of relations between his country and the Philippines to “strategic partnership.” The South Korean leader made the statement during his bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the sidelines

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House passes third package of Comprehensive Tax Reform Program

November 25, 2019

Voting 224 against 7 and one abstention, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading third package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), which institute reforms in real property valuation. Lawmakers approved House Bill No.

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First Philippine-Indonesia maritime training activity opens in Davao

November 25, 2019

The First Philippine-Indonesia Maritime Training Activity (MTA) opened in Davao City on Monday. Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), said the ceremony that was led by Lt. General Felimon

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Duterte hopes campaign to end violence vs women, children to raise greater awareness to protect sector

November 25, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope on Monday that the 18-day campaign to end violence against women and children could increase public awareness to protect this sector. Duterte issued the statement as he joined the nation in observing National Consciousness Day

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Girl, 9, is eighth case of polio in country: DOH

November 25, 2019

A nine-year old girl from Basilan became the eighth confirmed case of polio in the country. The Department of Health (DOH) revealed Monday results of tests done to the samples sent to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and

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