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Bato targets zero casualty on New Year revelry

MANILA -- With New Year's Eve revelries just a few hours away, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Sunday urged policemen to ensure a casualty-free New Year...

Concede to SC ruling on martial law, Calida urges opposition solons

MANILA -- Solicitor General Jose Calida urged opposition lawmakers belonging to the House "Magnificent 7" bloc who filed a petition seeking to stop the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao to...

Duterte’s New Year message: Resilience amid challenges

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte wished the country a happy New Year and called on Filipinos to "foster solidarity" in pursuit of providing more comfortable and productive life for all. "As we...

2017: Forging greater security ties

MANILA -- The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday touted the improvement of the country's security ties with its foreign counterparts in addressing issues on terrorism and radicalism as one of...

EO, DOH initiative seen to reduce firecracker injuries in years ahead

MANILA -- The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Saturday, a day before the New Year's eve, expressed optimism on the reduced cases of firecracker-related injuries for 2018 and the years ahead. This,...

30 percent of Marawi City cleared of explosives: AFP

MANILA -- Some 30 percent of Marawi City's war-torn areas have been cleared of unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices left by ISIS-inspired terrorist groups, the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

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