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Government to extend P100 million aid to Mindanao tribal communities

DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte will release P100 million to tribal communities in Mindanao for livelihood program and agricultural development as well as to counter the influence of communist insurgents. Speaking...

Palace welcomes Nomura’s 2018 growth forecast for PH

MANILA -- Malacanang on Thursday welcomed the prediction of Nomura, a leading security and investment banking company in Japan, that the Philippines’ economic growth would hit 6.9 percent in 2018. “We welcome...

Baylosis no longer enjoys immunity from arrest: Palace

MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday said National Democratic Front (NDF) consultant Rafael Baylosis can no longer use the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) to protest his arrest. “JASIG is...

Election hacking a global occurrence: cybersecurity expert

MANILA -- Elections worldwide were being hacked by those who wanted to cling on to power, a cybersecurity expert said. Speaking at the Pilipinas Con 2018, a Forum on Cybersecurity and the...

PDEA nabs 4 for transport of illegal drugs in NoCot

CARMEN, North Cotabato -- Joint anti-narcotics agents from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and in Region 12, backed by elements of the Army’s 602nd Infantry Brigade, arrested here Wednesday...

Belgica files add’l evidence vs. Aquino, others over DAP mess

MANILA -- The Coalition for Investigation and Prosecution led by former Manila councilor Greco Belgica on Thursday submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ) additional documents for the agency’s build-up of...

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