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Palace urges public to pray as Ramadan starts

May 27, 2017

Palace calls the public to pray for the end of terrorism as the observance of the holy month of Ramadan starts on Saturday. “We stand with Muslim Filipinos in their reverent observance of the holy month of Ramadan,” Presidential Spokesman

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Stocks slightly lower, peso up

May 26, 2017

Stocks closed slightly lower on Friday, as the Philippine Stock Exchange Index ended 4.16 points down to 7,867.49. Week-on-week, the index gained 1.29 percent. At the broader market,  there were 100 gainers, 94 decliners while 48 were unchanged. Volume reached

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Gov’t to exercise right to censure amid martial law, military says

May 26, 2017

The Philippine government will exercise its right to censure to ensure national security is not compromised in the wake of martial law proclamation in whole of Mindanao, a military spokesman said on Friday. “The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines)

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If Duterte avoids historical martial law sins, peace can be restored in Mindanao: Sereno  

May 26, 2017

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Friday said if President Rodrigo Duterte and authorities in charge of implementing martial law in Mindanao can avoid “the gross historical sins” of the Marcos era, then its aim of restoring peace can be

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Military to follow DND guidelines on martial law: spokesman

May 26, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vows to follow the guidelines by the Department of National Defense (DND) in implementing the martial law declared by President Rodrigo Duterte in Mindanao. “We would like to emphasize that it is the

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Duterte’s report to Congress: Maute preparing groundwork for establishment of ISIS in Mindanao

May 26, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has justified his declaration of martial law in Mindanao, saying the atrocities shown by the foreign-assisted Maute Group in Marawi City were not simply a display of force but to establish the seat of power for the

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Military says 31 Maute Group members killed as Marawi clearing proceeds

May 26, 2017

The death toll because of the ongoing military operation against the terrorist group in Marawi City has reached to 44, 31 of which were from the Maute Group members and some of them could be foreigners. Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla,

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ISIS foreign terrorists “invaded” Mindanao, some of them killed in Marawi: officials

May 26, 2017

Foreign terrorists have joined local terror Maute Group in attacking Marawi City and they were among those killed, government officials said on Friday. In a joint press conference in Davao City, Solicitor General Jose Calida said the rebellion in Mindanao

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