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China: Islands ‘reasonably’ expanded
CHINA admitted expanding its islands in the disputed South China Sea, with continued construction in the challenged islands covering about...
28 killed in two road accidents on xmas
TWENTY-EIGHT people were killed and dozens more were injured in two separate road accidents in La Union and Cotabato provinces,...
Palace claims crime down, cites no proof
MALACAñANG on Monday claimed that the bloody war against drugs, a campaign President Rodrigo Duterte launched since he took office...
P2b in aid for victims
SURIGAO CITY—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday promised to release P2 billion in relief for victims of the powerful Feb. 10...
Surigao quake kills at least 6
(Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Surigao City at 10:03 pm Friday. Photo courtesy of Philippine Information Agency-Caraga) Rescuers dug through rubble...
Mines gain reprieve
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet will observe due process before shutting down or suspending 28 mining sites in 10...
Tit for tat
ARMED Forces chief General Eduardo Año on Wednesday vowed to go after National Democratic Front consultants and told them to...
Duterte revokes Reds’ safety pass
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte formally ended peace talks with communist rebels on Tuesday after the government served notice to the National...
New crackdown on Reds snags 4
THE military has begun arresting communists after President Rodrigo Duterte ended peace talks with them over a spate of rebel...
Reds deemed terrorists
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday declared the Communist Party of the Philippines, its armed wing, the New People’s Army, and...
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