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Coast Guard intercepts 63 Filipinos fleeing Malaysia

August 13, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intercepted a wooden-hulled vessel ferrying 63 Filipinos, who fled Malaysia amid a crackdown on illegal migrant workers, a PCG official said Monday. Lt. Commander Noriel Ramos, Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander,

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Duterte orders relief, court martial of top military officials over anomalous hospital transactions

August 13, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the relief and court martial of top military officials who were allegedly involved in anomalous transactions at a state-run hospital in Quezon City. In a press briefing on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said there

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One dead as monsoon rains lash Metro Manila, other regions

August 12, 2018

One person was reported dead after being swept away by flood brought by the heavy monsoon rains, police said on Sunday. Marikina City Police Station Police Officer 2 Dave Bryan Bolidi identified the victim as Dioscoro Camacho, 36, a resident

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Philippines getting more missiles to arm Navy vessels

Philippines getting more missiles to arm Navy vessels

August 10, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday the Philippines will be acquiring more missiles to arm the coming ships of the Philippine Navy. Lorenzana made the announcement following the successful test-firing of the first missile system onboard the Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC) MKIII

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Duterte not ruling out PDP-Laban break up if differences not settled

Duterte not ruling out PDP-Laban break up if differences not settled

August 10, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is not discounting the possibility of a break up of his Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) political party if members fail to settle their differences, his spokesman said on Friday. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson

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Stocks flat, peso surges to P52.85:$1

August 6, 2018

Philippine stocks closed flat ahead of the July inflation report but the peso continued its recent gains against the US dollar to end at P52.85, from Friday’s P53.15 on Monday. Volume at the foreign exchange market reached $892.9 million from

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Roque, others take oath as Hugpong ng Pagbabago members

August 6, 2018

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque took his oath as a member of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), a regional political party founded by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, on Monday in Davao Occidental. Other national figures who joined in the mass oath-taking in a

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Palace says up to incoming Ombudsman to implement the dismissal order vs Carandang

August 3, 2018

Malacanang said on Friday it is up to incoming Ombudsman Samuel Martires to implement the order of the Office of the President dismissing Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. In a press briefing in Bukidnon, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque insisted

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