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Duterte supports move to clean any gov’t institution amid reports to impeach Comelec chair

August 14, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is supportive of moves to clean any government institution amid plan by some quarters to file impeachment complaint against Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista, who allegedly amassed ill-gotten wealth. “Without making references to any particular individual,

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20 to 40 Maute terrorists remain in Marawi, military says

August 14, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has estimated that the number of terrorists in war-torn Marawi City has dwindled to around 20 to 40 individuals, a military spokesman said on Monday. In the “Mindanao Hour” press briefing, Brig. Gen. Restituto

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Contingency measures for Filipinos in Japan in place amid tension in Korean Peninsula: officials

August 14, 2017

The Philippine Embassy in Japan is coordinating with the Filipinos for any eventuality amid the threat of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to launch missile attack to Guam, officials said on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto

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Palace reiterates continued self-restraint on North Korea missile launch

August 13, 2017

Malacanang said Sunday Philippines will “reiterates its call for continued exercise of self-restraint” as North Korea threatens to  launch missiles to Guam. “The Philippines reiterates its call for continued exercise of self-restraint in order to de-escalate the tension and to

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Palace assures prices of chicken will not go up due to Avian Influenza in Pampanga

August 13, 2017

Malacanang assured the public there will be “no price increase” in chicken meat after cases of Avian Influenza was confirmed in the province of Pampanga, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Sunday. Abella said the government will make sure that no

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Nothing “objectionable” as US destroyer sailed near Chinese artificial island: Abella

August 11, 2017

The Philippines sees there was nothing objectionable when a United States destroyer sailed near the Chinese artificial island in the disputed South China Sea under the “freedom of navigation” operation. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella’s statement during a press briefing on

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No mental crisis among Marawi residents, but 30,000 sought help, OCD official says

August 11, 2017

Some 30,000 displaced residents from war-torn Marawi City have sought mental help, an official said on Friday. But Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the situation involving the internally displaced people was not

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Philippines has no missile interceptor: military spokesman

August 11, 2017

The Philippines has no missile interceptor as the military expressed hope on Friday that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) would refrain from its threat to launch missiles. In the “Mindanao Hour” press briefing in Malacanang, Brig. Gen. Restituto

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