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Military must make its position clear amid Duterte’s order to terminate VFA, expert says

January 30, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has to make clear its position with President Rodrigo Duterte even in closed doors regarding his decision to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, an international expert said on Thursday.

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PSE index ends at 13-month low

January 30, 2020

The main Philippine share index ended at a 13-month low lower on Thursday. The peso settled at P50.83 against the US dollar from P50.75. Volume at the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $884.55 million from $778.1 million on the

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PNP waits for word from DOH if they will be asked to find persons suspected to have virus

January 30, 2020

After confirmation that a Chinese tourist was found positive of 2019 NCov, the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said all their units are on standby once the Department of Health (DOH) release their guidelines. “The PNP will assist the

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Two alleged NPAs killed in encounter with military in Sarangani

January 30, 2020

Two alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members were killed in an encounter lasting more than an hour with government troops in Sarangani province on Wednesday morning. Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, spokesman of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said  troops of 73rd

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DOF probing another “onerous” contract involving leased property

January 30, 2020

The Department of Finance ( DOF) is looking into another alleged onerous contract involving a government leased property. In a forum with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in Makati Ciy on Thursday, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said

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IMEG says 47% of police officers arrested for robbery, extortion since 2017

January 30, 2020

The Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) on Thursday said 47 percent of police officers arrested were involved in robbery and extortion since 2017. Based on their data, from February 2017 to January 22, 2020, around 51

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Philippine, US armies holding drill in Palawan

January 30, 2020

The Philippine and United States Army are conducting an exercise amid the recent directives of President Rodrigo Duterte to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the two countries. Philippine Army spokesman Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, said “the Philippine Army

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Gov’t building jails, applying GCTA to reduce congested jails

January 30, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano on Thursday said they are seeking to decrease congestion in jails by building more facilities and applying the Good Conduct and Time Allowance ( GCTA)  to 200 percent by the end of 2020. Ano made the

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