5 dead in fierce fighting in Lanao Sur

Credit to Author: AL JACINTO, TMT| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:55:01 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three soldiers and two members of the pro-IS Maute group were killed in a vicious battle in southern Philippines, security officials confirmed Friday. Lt. Gen. Arnel dela…READ

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Cloud seeding operations to start this weekend in Isabela — PH Air Force

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:14:16 +0000

THE government will start cloud seeding operations this weekend to induce much needed rain that may ease the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, which has resulted in water shortage…READ

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Sison calls Duterte’s preconditions for resumption of talks ‘silly, humiliating’

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:39:06 +0000

THE Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) would rather intensify their armed struggle than follow President Rodrigo Duterte’s “silly and humiliating” preconditions for the…READ

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2 soldiers dead, 1 wounded in Lanao Sur clash

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:54:07 +0000

TWO soldiers were killed and one was wounded following an encounter with the Islamic State (IS)-inspired Maute group in Pagayawan, Lanao del Sur on Monday. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander of…READ

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Local Govt chief Año, deputy oppose Manila Bay reclamation project

Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 11:20:33 +0000

LOCAL Government Secretary Eduardo Año and his deputy are opposing the Manila Bay reclamation projects for they may end “killing people and destroying properties in Manila Bay.” “Ako po sa personal, ayaw ko…READ

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Over 800,000 violators of Metro ordinances nabbed from June 2018 to March 2019 — Eleazar

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 08:28:54 +0000

OVER 800,000 ordinance violators were arrested from June 2018 to March 2019 in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Sunday. Violators of the smoking ban…READ

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PH Army receives rifles, mortars from US

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:28:03 +0000

THE Philippine Army received assault rifles and mortars from the United States, as part of the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The 80 assault rifles…READ

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Fire hits disposal area in Camp Aguinaldo, damage estimated at P200,000

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:13:26 +0000

A disposal division inside Camp Aguinaldo, the military’s general headquarters in Quezon City, caught on fire on Monday, damaging equipment estimated at P200,000, a spokesman said. Col. Noel Detoyato said…READ

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Poor health forces Ramos to skip 33rd EDSA anniversary rites

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:43:10 +0000

FORMER president Fidel V. Ramos skipped this year’s EDSA People Power anniversary for health reasons. Pastor “Boy” Saycon, member of the EDAS People Power Commission, confirmed on Monday that Ramos…READ

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PH tracking ‘foreign terrorists trained suicide bombers in Mindanao’

Credit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 10:13:16 +0000

BAGUIO CITY: Foreign terrorists who entered Mindanao are “trained” suicide bombers that authorities are tracking as they remain a threat to some cities in the region, Interior and Local Government…READ

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