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Nine Abu Sayyaf members in Sulu surrender to military

July 17, 2019

Nine Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members surrendered to government troops in Sulu amid heightened security operations in the province. Lt. Col.  Gerald Monfort, Joint Task Force Sulu spokesman, said the Abu Sayyaf members surrendered to the troops of 2nd Special Forces

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NCRPO ready if Duterte meets protesters after SONA

July 17, 2019

The National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) on Wednesday said they are prepared if President Rodrigo Duterte will face protesters outside the House of Representative on Monday.  Police Major General Guillermo Eleazar said they have prepared contingency plan if

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Duterte invokes defense pact with US

July 17, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he is now invoking the mutual defense treaty of the Philippines with the United States amid criticisms against him on how his administration has been handling the territorial dispute with China. “I’m calling now

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Mobile phone signals to be jammed during Duterte’s SONA: Eleazar

July 17, 2019

Mobile phone signals are expected to be jammed on Monday during President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA).  National Capital Region Police director Major General Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday said temporary interference in cellular phone signals may

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Duterte asks gov’t task force to work harder to end Maoist insurgency problem

Duterte asks gov’t task force to work harder to end Maoist insurgency problem

July 16, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Tuesday the concerned government task force to work doubly hard to end the country’s communist insurgency problem.  In a speech during the awarding of the housing units to former members of the New People’s Army

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”Falcon” intensifies into tropical storm, moving west to Cagayan

”Falcon” intensifies into tropical storm, moving west to Cagayan

July 16, 2019

“Falcon” intensified into a tropical storm as it moved west to Cagayan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported Tuesday afternoon.    In the weather bureau’s sixth severe weather bulletin posted at 5 pm , Falcon became

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Duterte’s 4th SONA short, says Palace

July 16, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte will have a “short” State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week, Malacanang said on Tuesday. “Oh, by the way, he (Duterte) said that…because I asked him about the SONA this morning. He said, ‘Oh it will

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PSE index declines, but peso closes at P50.90:$1

July 16, 2019

The main Philippine share index declined Tuesday after it hit its highest level since March 2018. But the peso finished with a slight gain, ending at P50.90 against the US dollar from P51 on Monday. Volume at the foreign exchange

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