Palace confident SC will dismiss petition against extending martial law in Mindanao: Panelo

January 7, 2019

Malacanang is confident that the Supreme Court will uphold the continued imposition of martial law in Mindanao and dismiss a petition filed by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman. “The grounds cited by the members of the opposition in questioning the third

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Lorenzana says peace talks with communists won’t resume ” in the near future”

January 6, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Sunday Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison wants peace talks to resume ”to remain relevant,” but the Cabinet member believes negotiations will not resume ”in the near future”. In a

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Abe Calls for Promoting Debates on Constitutional Revisions

January 6, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on both the ruling and opposition parties to promote debates on constitutional amendments, in a television program broadcast on Sunday. Meanwhile, opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, sought to prioritize discussions

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Abe to Kick Off Tour of Britain, Netherlands Wed.

January 6, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Netherlands and Britain from Wednesday, fully kicking off his diplomatic events for this year. Abe is set to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May and ask her anew to make sure

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Japan’s Abe Eying Concrete Steps against S. Korean Labor Ruling

January 6, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a television program broadcast on Sunday, showed his government’s intention to take concrete steps against a recent South Korean top court ruling that ordered a Japanese company to pay compensation over wartime labor. The

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Army sends four teams for search, rescue, retrieval in Bicol

January 6, 2019

The Philippine Army augmented four additional teams for the search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operations in Bicol on Saturday Four teams from the 525th Engineer Combat Battalion of the 51st Engineer Brigade were deployed as ordered by Lieutenant General Macairog

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Partial Solar Eclipse Observed across Japan

January 6, 2019

Tokyo–A partial solar eclipse, in which part of the sun’s disk is obscured by the moon passing between the star and Earth, was observed across Japan on Sunday morning. In many parts of the country, the sun was seen starting

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Palace warns persons involved in illegal drugs not to resist arrest

January 6, 2019

Individuals involved or engaged in illegal drugs will suffer the same fate met by the  former mayor in a narco list when he resisted arrest the Palace said on Sunday. Citing the recent killing of former mayor of Parang, Maguindanao,

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