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Troops beat back BIFF assaults on 3 fronts

THE Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters attacked at least three military positions in Mindanao on New Year’s Eve with the fighting lasting well into the first day of the year, the military reported on Friday. Capt. Jo-Ann Petinglay, spokesperson of the Army’s Sixth Infantry Division, said at least 20 BIFF fighters fired 40mm mortars at a detachment of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion in Maguindanao at 6 p.m.  Thursday. “They surrounded the area and...

‘Yolanda’ rehab still unfinished

TWO years after Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) hit the Philippines, the government...

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Duterte’s rape joke goes viral

LEADING presidential candidate Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who runs on a hardline anti-crime platform, was condemned Sunday after a video surfaced of him joking...

Sayyaf suspects snatch 4 sailors

AN Indonesian sailor was shot and wounded while four of his compatriots were abducted by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in Philippine waters between Tawi-Tawi...

‘Dole recipients forced to rally’

A LEFTIST group  on Thursday  said the Liberal Party is coercing beneficiaries of a government dole program to join a “unity walk” rally at...

Napoles’ request for bail granted

THE Sandiganbayan has granted the request for bail of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles and Masbate Gov. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete in connection...

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