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Duterte reiterates salary increase for military next year

October 26, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that the government will increase the salary of the government troops starting next year. “I am not begging the issue. I would just like to inform the small man down there that beginning January, look at

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Guerrero, new AFP chief of staff, outlines three priorities

October 26, 2017

The new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) emphasized three priorities during the change of command ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo Thursday. “The priorities in the area of peace and security are clear: finish the remaining

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San Miguel donates P330m in livelihood assistance to families of slain 165 soldiers, cops oin Marawi

October 26, 2017

San Miguel Foundation, Inc. (SMFI), the social development arm of San Miguel Corp., donated a total of P330 million worth of livelihood business assistance for the families of 165 soldiers and policemen who died during the battle in Marawi City.

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CIA is not undermining Duterte administration: US ambassador

October 26, 2017

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is not undermining the Duterte administration, United States  a Ambassador to the Philippine Sung Kim said. “There is no absolutely effort by the CIA to undermine the Philippines leadership,” Kim told the Foreign Correspondents Association

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US “much cautious” about providing guns to police due to “concerns over human rights issues”

October 26, 2017

The United States  “has been much cautious” about providing guns to the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to “concerns over human rights issues”, US Ambassador to the Philippine Sung Kim said on Thursday. In a forum of the Foreign Correspondents

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Philippines eyes zero crime incident during ASEAN hosting

October 26, 2017

The Philippine government is eyeing zero crime incident as over 33,000 police will be deployed when the country hosts the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits next month. In a press briefing in Malacanang, National Capital

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Land with unknown owners to reach 7.2m hectares in 2040

October 26, 2017

Land plots with unknown owners in Japan are expected to add up to some 7.2 million hectares in 2040, a panel of experts estimated in a report on Thursday. This is equivalent to about 90 pct of the area of

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US envoy Kim says Trump’s replacement to East Asian Summit not known yet

October 26, 2017

United States of America Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said there is no decision on who will represent US President Donald Trump in the coming East Asia Summit in Manila. “I don’t think a decision has been made but

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