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Lorenzana willing to drop terrorist tag on CPP-NPA if peace talks proceed

Lorenzana willing to drop terrorist tag on CPP-NPA if peace talks proceed

April 4, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed willingness to drop tagging the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) New People’s Army (NPA) as terrorist if the peace negotiations will resume. “We will see what will be the result of this talk about

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Duterte says he’s not closing door on peace talks with Reds, ready for truce

April 3, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he is not closing his door on the peace talks with the communist rebels as he is also open for a ceasefire. In a speech in Oriental Mindoro, Duterte, however, reiterated the conditions he earlier set

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Duterte racing against time to pass proposed BBL

April 2, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he was racing against time to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. In a speech in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat where he led the distribution of certificate of land ownership acquisition, Duterte said he promised

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Marawi residents start visiting “ground zero”

April 1, 2018

Displaced residents in Marawi City due to five-month siege last year were allowed to visit their houses in the “ground zero” before the government starts the rehabilitation program in the area, Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra said on Sunday. Around 5,000

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ICC should not cast blame vs Philippines, says China

March 30, 2018

China has urged the international community, including the International Criminal Court (ICC), to support of the Philippines’ efforts against illegal drugs than “pointing fingers and casting blames.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang, in a press conference on March 28, reiterated

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Two MRRVs from Japan commissioned into Philippine Coast Guard

Two MRRVs from Japan commissioned into Philippine Coast Guard

March 28, 2018

Two Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRVs) from Japan were formally commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) service in a ceremony in Manila on Wednesday. Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda attended the commissioning ceremony of two 44m class patrol vessels and the handover

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PCC approves joint venture between Robinsons Land, Shang Properties

March 21, 2018

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the joint venture between Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) and Shang Properties, Inc. (SPI) to develop a property in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. In the Commission decision signed on March 20, the Mergers

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Philippines formally informs UN of its withdrawal from ICC due to “politicizing, weaponizing human rights”

March 16, 2018

The Philippines has formally informed the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Rome Statute, creating the International Criminal Court, as it cited the efforts of some groups to “politicize and weaponize human rights.” In a Twitter post, Philippine Ambassador

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