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Former Manila vice mayor Danilo Lacuna dies

FORMER Manila vice mayor Danilo Lacuna has died, his daughter Mayor Honey Lacuna confirmed Sunday. In a social media post, the younger Lacuna said her father “joined his creator” early Sunday, August 13, “surrounded by his loved ones.” “A man of great service and compassion, Danny touched many, creating a …

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Marcos approves National Security Policy

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the adoption of the National Security Policy (NSP) 2023-2028 to effectively address national security challenges, Malacañang announced Saturday. Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Marcos, through Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, signed on August 10 Executive Order (EO) 37, approving and adopting the policy that …

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AFP: China training ‘might end’

Amid WPS woes, Brawner says review of officers’ exchange program ongoing ‘ALALAYAN’ EXERCISES. The National Coast Watch Center (NCWC) stages a mock takeover of M/V ‘Scalawag’ — a Philippine Coast Guard ship playing the role of a pirate vessel — as it held its first inter-agency ‘Alalayan Exercises’ in Manila …

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DA: Deals with Vietnam, India for cheap rice start

PRICES RISING. Dealers display rice and their prices at Trabajo Market in Sampaloc, Manila on Friday. The retail price of the country’s staple will increase by P4 per kilo until the mid-September harvest as the price of unhusked rice continues to rise, according to the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and …

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‘Grounding ships an option’

PH mulls its own militia fleet as 400 foreign vessels spotted in WPS PRESSCON IN PALAWAN. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (right) joins AFP Western Command leader Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos in a press conference at the Wescom headquarters in Puerto Princesa, Palawan …

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