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Duterte wants ceasefire, halt extortion before resuming talks with NDF as 4 PSG members injured in encounter with NPA

July 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the government peace panel not to resume the formal peace talks with the communist rebels unless the latter agree to stop their attacks against government troops in Mindanao and to stop extortion. Duterte’s directive hours

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Duterte inks amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Law to include casinos

July 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that includes casinos among the “covered persons” being monitored by the Anti-Money Laundering Council. Republic Act No. 10927 or “An Act Designating Casinos as Covered Persons Under Republic Act No. 9160,

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At least 4 PSG members wounded in Cotabato ambush by alleged NPAs

July 19, 2017

At least four members of Presidential Security Group (PSG) were wounded in an encounter in Cotabato on Wednesday morning. Lt. Col. Michael Aquino, PSG Civil Military Operations Officer, said based on initial report their personnel were on their way to

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Singapore offers help for troops, families affected by Marawi fighting: source

July 18, 2017

Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen offered assistance for troops and families affected by the armed conflict in Marawi City as he met with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in Pasay City on Tuesday. A department of national defense official said

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DOTr asks Uber, Grab vehicles to register also with LTFRB

July 18, 2017

Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade reiterated on Tuesday the need for Transportation Network Vehicles to get a franchise from the government for the protection of the riding public. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Tugade said there are around

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New draft BBL “20 to 30 percent improved” from old draft, MILF says

July 18, 2017

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front-led Bangsamoro Transition Commission has submitted an “enhanced, improved and more inclusive” draft Bangsamoro Basic Law to President Rodrigo Duterte. In an interview with the Manila Shimbun in Malacanang on Monday night after the commission handed

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DOTr coordinating with JICA for creation of Railway Institute

July 18, 2017

The Department of Transportation has been coordinating with the Japan International Cooperation Agency for the creation of a Railway Institute. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade, in a press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday, said this is simultaneous with the construction of

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Duterte wants extension of martial law in Mindanao until yearend

July 18, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte would ask Congress to extend martial law in the whole of Mindanao until end of the year. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Duterte, in his letter to the leadership of the

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