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Former Davao City administrator named acting Budget chief

August 5, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte appointed former Davao City administrator Wendel Avisado as acting secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said on Monday. Avisado replaced Budget Undersecretary Janet Abuel, named as an officer-in-charge after then Budget

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Military says four Northern Luzon areas could be target for terror attacks

August 5, 2019

The military is monitoring four areas in Northern Luzon which could be possible targets for terror attacks In a memorandum on August 2, 2019, the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) alerted its forces

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Palace waiting for security officials’ report over Chinese investment on 3 northern Philippine islands

August 5, 2019

Malacanang said on Monday that it would wait for a report from security officials on possible implications on national security regarding Chinese investments on three strategic islands in northern Philippines. An Inquirer report said Chinese investors were eyeing the islands

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Palace extends condolences to families of Guimaras boat sinking victims

August 5, 2019

Malacanang extended on Monday its sympathies to the families of those who perished in the three boat sinking incidents off Guimaras last Saturday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo was not ruling out the possibility of President Rodrigo

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PNP says Negros Oriental situation becoming normal

August 5, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) said the situation in Negros Oriental is gradually becoming normal after the arrest of suspects behind the deaths of the four policemen. Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, the PNP spokesman, in a statement Monday

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15 flights to and from HK cancelled due to public strike: DOTr

August 5, 2019

The Department of Transportation ( DOTr) announced 15 flights to and from Hong Kong were cancelled due to a public strike. In an advisory on Monday, DOTr said the following flights were cancelled:  NAIA Terminal 3 CX907 – HKG –

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Duterte to visit China this month, officials say

August 4, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit China this month, according to Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo. In an interview by Radyo Inquirer on Sunday, Panelo said the date of the President’s trip is still being arranged. “There are no exact

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Duterte to Reds: Tit for tat

August 4, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he ordered the military to give the communist rebels a “tit for tat” following the spate of killings in Negros Oriental last month. “I will not allow you to do that. I will not.

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