Outstanding Filipinos
President Rodrigo Duterte and Metrobank founder George S.K. Ty feted the country’s top teachers, policemen and soldiers during an awarding ...
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New pension fund proposed
THE Duterte administration is seeking the creation of a pension fund for soldiers and policemen to resolve the funding problems ...
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Aquino visits injured soldiers
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday met with relatives of soldiers who died in the battle with Abu Sayyaf extremists ...
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Comelec deputizes soldiers, cops
THE Commission on Elections has deputized the military and police to ensure peace and order in next year’s elections, Malacañang ...
Read moreSoldiers accused of raping 10 women
Human rights group Karapatan on Sunday slammed government troops for allegedly raping 10 women, including seven minors since President Benigno ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.