At least three killed as Myanmar villagers battle junta forces
A clash between Myanmar soldiers and villagers wielding homemade guns left at least three civilians dead in the south of ...
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Soldiers line up for COVID-19 testing at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila.
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Pension benefits for cops, soldiers must be raised, Salceda says
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda wants more benefits for soldiers and cops killed or wounded in action as part of pension ...
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DOJ panel indicts 9 Jolo policemen
The Department of Justice has indicted nine policemen for their alleged involvement in the killing of four Philippine Army soldiers ...
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Gapay wants charges vs. soldiers’ killers
Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Gilbert Gapay on Wednesday urged the immediate filing of charges against the nine policemen ...
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Rody: Shooting truth out soon
President Rodrigo Duterte has assured the families of the four soldiers slain in Jolo that truth and justice will be ...
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Rody not sick, only emotional–Roque
President Rodrigo Duterte regards the death of four soldiers gunned down by policemen in Jolo, Sulu, as a personal loss, ...
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Duterte acts to boost morale among PNP, AFP
Malacañang said Friday President Rodrigo Duterte would have separate meetings with police and military officials to assure them that justice would ...
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3 more soldiers killed in 2 battles with NPA fighters
Three more soldiers were killed—this time in an encounter with New People’s Army terrorists—in two separate battles in Patikul, Sulu, ...
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" Let’s all do our share." Since the COVID-19 outbreak we have been deluged with references to the frontliners—mainly ...
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