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Duterte frees 10 NDF peace consultants

July 8, 2017

A human rights group said President Rodrigo Duterte released ten National Democratic Front (NDF) consultants from New Bilibid prison early this month. Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan identified the NDF consultants as Emeterio Antalan, Ricardo Solangon, Joel Ramada, Apolonio

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Philippines votes for treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons

July 8, 2017

The Philippines joined 121 nations Friday in adopting a legally binding treaty that will prohibit nuclear weapons.   The treaty is a crucial step towards the total and complete elimination of nuclear weapons which the Philippines has been pushing for since

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DOE working to restore power in three to five days in Visayas

July 8, 2017

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the department is trying to restore power within three to five days in  the quake-affected areas in the Visayas. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tacloban on Thursday where at least two people were killed and

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Bad weather forces Duterte to cancel Marawi trip

July 7, 2017

  President Rodrigo Duterte was supposed to visit the government forces in Marawi City on Friday, but bad weather once more prevented him from going. The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) released Duterte’s photos with caption that Duterte went to

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Philippines, Japan finalizing projects for funding

July 7, 2017

The ​Philippines and Japan are finalizing flagship cooperation projects worth at least P315 billion to be funded by Japan, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Friday. Dominguez announced this in a press conference after the second Philippine-Japan High Level Joint

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Peso rallies to close at P50.58 against US dollar

July 7, 2017

The Philippine peso hit a low of P50.68 against the US dollar before recovering to close on Friday at P50.58, a gain of nine centavos from the previous day. Volume at the Philippine Dealing System reached $514.70 million from $428.90

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Filipinos support martial law with Duterte’s high satisfaction rating: Palace

July 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s high satisfaction rating based on the latest survey was an indication of the public support on his declaration of martial law, Malacanang said on Friday. Duterte’s satisfaction rating was at 78 percent, according to the Social Weather

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Lorenzana echoes Duterte stand on resuming peace talks with NDF

July 7, 2017

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday he will support resumption of peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front, the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines, if the rebels stop attacking the government troops. “I still don’t (

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