68 ASG members killed by military in 2020: AFP

December 14, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) killed 68 members of the  Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) during military operations in 2020. Capt. Jonathan Zata, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs chief, said 128 terrorists surrendered. “Information from the

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DOH reports three COVID-19 deaths

December 14, 2020

Three deaths from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) Sunday, the lowest in five months. Total deaths from COVID-19 are now 8,733. A total of 1,085 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing total cases

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Lorenzana backs task force in seeking disqualification of Makabayan bloc

December 14, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed support for the petition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTFELCAC) seeking the disqualification of the Makabayan bloc before the Commission on Elections. “That is one of the method or

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AFP ”close” to ending communist armed group threat by 2022

December 14, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is “close” to its goal to end the threat of the communist armed group after more than 200 members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed and thousands surrendered in 2020 “I can

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STV JAPAN NEWS | CORONA RESERVE FUND, 385.6 BILLION YEN EXPENDITURE

December 11, 2020

STV JAPAN NEWS | DECEMBER 11, 2020 00:00 – INTRO 00:03 – CORONA RESERVE FUND, 385.6 BILLION YEN EXPENDITURE 01:05 – GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE TALKS ABOUT GOTO SUSPENSION 02:40 – HITTING A CORE HOSPITAL, WALKING A MEDICAL TIGHTROPE  04:44 – TO

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Lorenzana denies budget for counter-insurgency will be used to hunt gov’t critics

December 11, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denied allegations that the budget for counter-insurgency will be used to hunt critics of the government. The 2021 budget proposal of the Department of National Defense (DND) include  190 million pesos to support the  National Task

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NTC will gauge internet service improvement by end-December

December 11, 2020

  The National Telecommunication (NTC) on Friday said they will find out  this month if telcos are complying with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to improve their internet service by the end of 2020. “We can see that there is an

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AFP operations won’t be affected despite lower budget: Lorenzana

December 11, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the operation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not be affected despite a lower budget for 2021. “Our budget is not as big as last year because it decreased due to the

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