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Diokno assures budget for Marawi rehab

MANILA -- Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday assured Marawi City residents that the government has the funds for the area's rehabilitation. In a briefing, the budget chief said authorities had...

Chinese top leaders to visit PH, other Asian countries

BEIJING -- Two top leaders of China will visit Asian countries including the Philippines after the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress which kicked off on Wednesday, a Chinese foreign...

2 NPA members, soldier killed in Albay clash

LEGAZPI CITY -- At least two suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) and a government trooper were killed on Tuesday in a clash in Barangay (village) Joroan in the...

President Duterte declares liberation of Marawi City

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, October 17, declared that Marawi City has been liberated from terrorists after more than four months of battle against the ISIS-inspired Maute group. "Ladies and gentlemen,...

Solon eyes reconstruction commission for Marawi rehab

MANILA -- An administration lawmaker on Tuesday said a massive and well-organized reconstruction effort to rebuild Marawi City should be underway following the reported deaths of top terrorist leaders Isnilon Hapilon...

CBCP belies ‘fake news’ on prelate denouncing terror leaders’ death

MANILA -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) cried foul over a viral post claiming that its president Archbishop Socrates Villegas condemns the killing of top terrorist leaders Isnilon...

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