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DILG, DND to probe Samar ‘misencounter’

MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of National Defense (DND) will conduct a joint inquiry regarding the alleged “misencounter” between Army troopers and police...

SoKor envoy cites bravery of PH veterans in Korean War

MANILA -- South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man on Monday cited the gallantry of the officers and men of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) who fought during the...

Over 100 recipients get shoes from ‘Sapatos ni SAP, Tsinelas Ka-Swap’

MANILA -- Over 100 young boys and girls including one Aeta received free shoes through ‘Sapatos ni SAP, Tsinelas Ka-Swap’ program of Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go. Vandolf Lundang,...

PRRD urges village officials to protect people from ‘rampaging crime’

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte called on the country’s barangay (village) officials to do their Constitutional duty to protect the people amid the “rampaging crime” he promised to address until the final...

5 Sulu state college execs axed over P22-M equipment deal

MANILA -- The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from the service of five officials of the Sulu State College (SSC) for alleged multiple irregularities in the procurement of laboratory...

Reds interested in peace talks due to heavy losses: AFP

MANILA -- Communist rebels and their allies are only interested in the peace talks because they are steadily losing to the military, Armed Forces of the Philipines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Edgard Arevalo...

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