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12 killed in clash between Philippines troops, militants

12 killed in clash between Philippines troops, militants

Manila: At least 12 people, including three soldiers, have been killed in clashes between government forces and militants in the southern Philippines in the past two days, the military said on Tuesday. Major General Cirilito Sobejana, Commander of a military task force in central Mindanao, said fierce fighting erupted on[Read More…]

Philippines' journalist Maria Ressa freed after posting bail

Philippines’ journalist Maria Ressa freed after posting bail

Manila: Maria Ressa, a high-profile Philippines journalist and Time magazine Person of the Year, was freed on bail on Thursday after having been detained overnight in connection with “cyber libel” charges against her news website Rappler. The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Editor of Rappler posted bail of 100,000 pesos[Read More…]

Philippines won't buy military equipment from US: Duterte

Philippines won’t buy military equipment from US: Duterte

Manila, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterete has said his country won’t buy any more weapons from the US after it threatened to impose sanctions on nations purchasing Russian military equipment, authorities said on Friday. In an address to soldiers in Bulacan province on Thursday night, Duterte said he would not agree[Read More…]

Late US President George H.W. Bush secretly sponsored Filipino child

Late US President George H.W. Bush secretly sponsored Filipino child

Washington, Former US President George H.W. Bush, who passed away in November, has sponsored a seven-year-old boy in the Philippines for 10 years under a pseudonym, a nonp-rofit who connected them has revealed. Through Compassion International that uses churches to help children in poor communities around the world, Bush sponsored[Read More…]

Philippines' Catriono Elisa Gray crowned Miss Universe 2018

Philippines’ Catriono Elisa Gray crowned Miss Universe 2018

Bangkok,  Catriona Elisa Gray from Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2018 at a gala ceremony, where representatives from South Africa and Venezuela secured the first runner-up and second runner-up spots. India’s Nehal Chudasama failed to make it to the Top 20. Gray was ecstatic as she took her first walk[Read More…]

Philippines: 300 ISIS militants storm into school

Philippines: 300 ISIS militants storm into school

Around 300 ISIS-linked militants stormed an elementary school in the restive southern Philippines on Wednesday. The militants took civilians as human shields as they engaged government troops in a gun-battle. The militants also included the members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). They seized Malagakit Elementary School in the town of[Read More…]

Air strike in Philippines kills 11 of its soldiers

Air strike in Philippines kills 11 of its soldiers

An air strike on Islamist rebel killed 11 government soldiers in Philippine’s southern city, said the armed forces on Thursday. In a major blow to end the country’s bigger crisis of internal security, seven other soldiers were also wounded in the strike when two air force SF-260 dropped bombs on[Read More…]

Philippines President Duterte likens himself to Hitler

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to liken himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on Friday and said he would ‘be happy’ to exterminate three million drug users and peddlers in the country. “Hitler massacred three million Jews. Now there is three million, what is it, three million drug addicts (in[Read More…]





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