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DepEd chief orders other schools to accept students displaced in Marawi even without documents 

June 6, 2017

Education Secretary Leonor Briones has ordered other schools in the country to accept displaced students from troubled Marawi City even without documentary requirements. In a press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday, Briones said out of 22,000 affected students in Marawi,

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Jeepney rally fails to disrupt class opening in Quezon City

June 5, 2017

The opening of classes in Quezon City on Monday  was not affected by a protest of the Unified Organization of Drivers and Transport Operators Nationwide to protest a program of the transportation department which they claim would phase out jeepneys.

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Duterte says Resorts World needs to explain following tragic incident

June 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has said Resorts World needs to explain for the recent tragic incident. This as Duterte apologized for the death of 38 people, most of them suffocated, in the Resorts World attack last Friday. “The hotel has to

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Participation of MNLF in fight vs Maute not doable yet  mechanism to be discussed: military spokesman  

June 5, 2017

The 2,000 fighters of the former secessionist Moro National Liberation Front may not be allowed to join in fighting the Islamic State-inspired Maute Terror Group in Marawi City as mechanisms for their participation are to be discussed, a military spokesman

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Military may bomb mosques where Maute terrorists are hiding: AFP

June 5, 2017

The Philippine military may use force, including bombs, if the Islamic State-linked Maute Terror Group members would continue to hide inside the mosques. This as President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that his government would not negotiate with the terrorists as he

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Duterte says 2,000 MNLF fighters to fight terrorists

June 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday that he has accepted the offer of Nur Misuari, founding chairman of the former secessionist Moro National Liberation Front, to allow 2,000 Muslim fighters to join the government forces in going after the terrorists

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134 rescued during 4-hour truce in Marawi: peace official

June 4, 2017

At least 134 trapped civilians were rescued as the military and Islamic State-linked Maute Terror Group observed a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire on the the 13th day of hostilities in Marawi City. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Assistant Secretary Dickson Hermoso

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Duterte tours Japanese warship

June 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte toured on Sunday the largest Japanese warship, which has been on a four-day port visit to the Philippines. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla One comprised of helicopter carrier JS Izumo and guide-missile destroyer JS Sazanami

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