At least 25 injured in Surigao del Sur quake: OCD

July 13, 2019

At least 25 persons were injured in four municipalities after a magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur Saturday morning. Office of Civil Defense ( OCD) Caraga regional director Liza Mazo said the 25 who had minor injuries were treated

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Philippine Navy ship to visit Russia for second time

July 13, 2019

A Philippine Navy ship will make its second visit to Russia for the second time. Capt. Jonathan Zata, Philippine Navy spokesman, said Saturday BRP Davao del Sur with a helicopter detachment afloat will visit Vladivostok from July 24 to 29.

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Magnitude 5.5 quake hits Surigao del Sur

July 13, 2019

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit the province of Surigao del Sur on Saturday morning. In its bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake’s epicenter was monitored at nine kilometers southeast of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur

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Duterte calls Iceland, other countries who adopted UNHCR resolution vs PH “sons of a b****”

July 12, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Friday Iceland and 17 other countries which voted for and paved the way for the adoption of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Council ( UNHRC) resolution calling to investigate the killings in the

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Dela Rosa said UNHRC misled on deaths in war vs drugs

July 12, 2019

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) were given misleading information on the number of extra judicial killings under the administration’s anti-drug campaign.  “The information they got says 27,000 individuals were killed in the

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PNP chief says UN human rights probe not necessary

July 12, 2019

The head of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Friday said it is unnecessary for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to probe alleged casualties of the government’s war on drugs. “We don’t need probably anybody or even

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Military names new head of 8th Infantry Division

July 12, 2019

Maj. Gen. Pio Diñoso III assumed command of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division in a ceremony in Samar last week, a military official said on Friday. Capt. Reynaldo Aragones, spokesman of the 8th Infantry Division, said Diñoso replaced Maj. Gen.

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Former AFP spokesman Burgos heads 2nd Infantry Division

July 12, 2019

A former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman is the new commander of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division. Capt. Patrick Retumban,  public affairs chief of the 2nd Infantry Division,  said Brig. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. replaced Brig. Gen.

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