Activities announced to mark 500th anniversary of Battle of Mactan

September 10, 2019

Tourism Undersecretary Arturo Boncato Jr.  on Tuesday announced activities to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Mactan in 1521. According to the NQC, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and and the Department of Tourism (DOT), thirteen activities

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Albayalde says SAF should not be blamed for entry of contraband inside Bilibid

September 10, 2019

Police General Oscar Albayalde on Tuesday said the Special Action Force (SAF) should not be blamed on the alleged corruption and entry of contraband inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP).  “Let’s not blame SAF on this,” the head of the Philippine

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Año lauds MMDA for being ”sincere in peace agreements”

September 10, 2019

Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año lauded the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for being “sincere in the peace agreements with the Philippine government” as shown in the second phase of the decommissioning of MILF combatants and weapons on

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Philippine, Singapore ink eight cooperation agreements

September 9, 2019

The Philippines and Singapore signed on Monday eight cooperation agreements that would further boost the bilateral relations of the two countries. President Rodrigo Duterte and visiting Singaporean President Halimah Yakob witnessed the inking of the memoranda of understanding on education,

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Co-accused in death of Filipina in Kuwait found guilty by Syrian court

September 9, 2019

A Syrian woman has been found guilty of murdering a Filipina maid in Kuwait by the Syrian District Criminal Court, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said Monday. The DFA, though the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’

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Philippines, Australia army chiefs discuss regional cooperation

September 9, 2019

Philippine and Australian Army chiefs discussed regional cooperation in a meeting at the 2019 Indo-Pacific Armies Chief Conference in Thailand on Monday. Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, Philippine Army spokesman, said the meeting between Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen Macairog

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Boy dies after bitten by crocodile in Palawan: police

September 9, 2019

A 15- year old boy died after he was attacked by a crocodile while diving in Balabac, Palawan Sunday evening. Lieutenant Colonel Socrates Faltado, spokesperson of the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) police, said the victim was Romilo Miranda,

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PNP ready to arrest CPP members once location found

September 9, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said they are ready to arrest the members of the Communist Party of the Philippines ( CPP) once they have the information on their location. “The whole PNP organization is prepared for

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