Madrigal is next chief of staff, Kintanar replaced as air force head

December 6, 2018

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., head of the Eastern Mindanao Command, will be the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Malacanang also released on Thursday the appointment paper of Lt. Gen. Rozzano  Briguez as the

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Duterte, in jest, calls for bishops’ killings

December 5, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte again hit Catholic prelates on Wednesday, to the extent of calling for their slay. In a speech in Malacañang, Duterte said he could not have attained so much in life if he has no God. I couldn’t

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DFA issues travel advisory for France

December 5, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for France, cautioning Filipino travelers and residents to exercise caution as protests swept Paris since last weekend due to a government plan to raise fuel prices  in 2019.

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Stocks, peso end lower

December 5, 2018

Despite good inflation figures of six percent for November, stocks and the peso closed lower on Wednesday. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index ended at 7, 630.90 points, down 73.02 points. The peso closed at P52.74 against the US dollar

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Pulitzer Prize winner urges students to ‘be faithful to good journalism”

December 5, 2018

Pulitzer Prize winner Manny Mogato of Reuters urged students to “be faithful to good journalism” as the veteran Reuters correspondent spoke at the annual Teddy Benigno Lecture of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines ( FOCAP) on Wednesday. “Observe

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New division to Sulu seeks to end “threats to national security”: AFP

December 5, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Wednesday a new division to be sent to Sulu will aim to end the security threat from the Abu Sayyaf and other bandit and criminal groups in the province. Brigadier General Edgard

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BSP says Nov. inflation means “price pressures have started to ease”

December 5, 2018

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( BSP) said November’s inflation rate of six percent ” confirms the BSP’s assessment that price pressures have started to ease in Q4 2018.” The Philippine Statistics Authority said the November figure is lower than

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Madrigal named new AFP chief of staff: report

December 5, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday named Lt. Gen Benjamin Madrigal, head of the Eastern Mindanao Command, as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), news reports said Madrigal replaces General Carlito Galvez, who is

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