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Lawmakers explain votes on martial law extension

MANILA, July 22 -- Members of both Houses of Congress on Saturday took time to give their explanations on voting for or against President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend the period...

Congress’ joint session on martial law extension lasted for about 8 hrs

MANILA, July 22 -- The Congress spent approximately eight hours deliberating and voting on President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend the period of martial law in Mindanao. The special joint session started...

ML extension, an acclaim and challenge for military – AFP

MANILA, July 22 --- With Congress, in a Special Joint Session, voted for extension of martial law in Mindanao until the end of the year, the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

Gov’t soldiers capture NPA campground in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, July 22 --Government troops in southern Palawan were able to capture a New People's Army campground suspected to be a training area for improvised explosive devices (IEDs)-making on...

CBCP-ECMI opposes new customs policy on balikbayan boxes

MANILA, July 22 -- An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrant and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) criticized the new policy of the Bureau of Customs (BOC)...

Congress OKs martial law extension till year-end

MANILA, July 22 -- The Philippine Congress, during a special joint session on Saturday, voted to extend the period of martial law until the year-end. Results of the joint voting showed that...

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