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Three cops, militia wounded in ambush by Abu Sayyaf

December 5, 2019

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three policemen and a militiaman were wounded in an ambush by the Abu Sayyaf in  Sulu, officials said Thursday. Lt. Col. Gerald Monfort, Joint Task Force Sulu information officer, disclosed the attack took place around 6:50 p.m.

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November inflation up after five months of decline

December 5, 2019

Inflation accelerated to 1.3 percent in November, snapping a five-month downward movement, the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA) said on Thursday. Inflation in October was recorded at 0.8 percent and in November 2018, 6.0 percent. Higher annual increases were seen

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Three, including alleged NPA official, killed in Antipolo

December 5, 2019

An alleged high ranking official of New People’s Army (NPA) and two others were killed in a firefight with the military in Antipolo on Thursday morning. Capt. Jayrald Ternio, public affairs division head of the 2nd Infantry Division, said killed

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Duterte welcomes new Chinese envoy, 5 others in Malacanang

December 5, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte received on Wednesday the credentials of new Chinese envoy to the Philippines and five other ambassadors-designate of other countries. In a ceremony in Malacanang, Duterte told China Ambassador-Designate Huang Xilian that the latter’s assignment in the Philippines

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Cambodia eliminates Philippines from semifinals in SEA Games men’s football

December 4, 2019

The Philippine men’s football team was eliminated by Cambodia from the semifinals of the 30th Southeast Asian Games through goal difference on Wednesday. The Philippines routed Timor Leste, 6-1 in a Group A match at the Binan Football Stadium, but

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AFP welcomes appointment of Gapay as new Army chief

December 4, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomes the appointment of Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay as the next Army chief. “The AFP welcomes the selection of Lieutenant General Gilbert I Gapay as the 61st Commanding General of the Philippine Army,”

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Lift martial law in Mindanao, says Lorenzana

December 4, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana recommended that martial law in Mindanao, implemented in 2017 due to the Marawi siege, should no longer be extended. Lorenzana said Wednesday that his recommendation was submitted Tuesday. “The Department of National Defense, based on the

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PSE index ends lower

December 4, 2019

The main Philippine share index closed lower on Wednesday. The peso settled at P51.02 against the US dollar from P50.951. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.428 billion from $1.499 billion on

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