Gazmin: AFP to acquire P23B worth of new ships, equipment

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will soon acquire more than P23 billion worth of brand new boats, helicopters, rifles and other combat and communication equipment, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin announced on Monday.

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Turkish PM to diplomat: Don’t return to Turkey until MILF disarmament

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday pledged his country's full support behind the Mindanao peace process, particularly the task of disarming the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

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Justice irked by delays in Estrada bail hearing

Even justices of the Sandiganbayan have started to grow impatient with the slow pace of the bail hearings of detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada, with Justice Roland Jurado, chairman of the Fifth Division, saying the 2016 elections might be over before a decision on bail can be reached.

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Osmeña: Give Drilon accuser one more chance to prove case

Senator Sergio Osmena III believes the Senate should give former Iloilo Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada another chance to present his evidence on the alleged overpricing in the P700-million Iloilo Convention Center.

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Osmeña: Senate might not pass PNoy’s emergency powers before 2015

Senator Sergio Osmena III on Monday expressed doubt that the Senate would approve before the year ends the bill granting President Benigno Aquino III special powers to address the looming power shortage next year.

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PNoy to hold bilateral talks with Turkey PM

President Benigno Aquino III is scheduled on Monday to hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who is currently on his first official visit to the Philippines.

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Tacloban mayor says Lacson tirades slowed down Yolanda rehab efforts

Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez on Monday blamed Rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson for the delay in the recovery efforts in the Yolanda-hit city.

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SWS poll result disproves critics of govt disaster response – Palace spokesman

The recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showing higher satisfaction rating for the Aquino administration proved critics of the government wrong, a Malacañang spokesperson said Monday.

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National Press Club draped in black as Maguindanao massacre anniversary nears

The facade of the National Press Club was draped in black Monday as the fifth anniversary of the infamous Maguindanao massacre nears.

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Senate probe not meant to persecute VP Binay, Trillanes insists

Insisting that the Senate probe on the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall building II was not meant to persecute Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday said proposed measures have been submitted as a result of the ongoing investigation.

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Senate pays last respects to Flavier

The urn containing the ashes of the late Senator Juan Flavier was brought Monday morning at the Senate session hall to allow his former colleagues to pay their respects to him.

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Phivolcs: No tsunami threat from mag-6.7 New Zealand quake

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Monday allayed fears of a tsunami from a magnitude-6.7 quake that jolted New Zealand.

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Aquino govt satisfaction rating recovers in Q3 – SWS

The Aquino administration's satisfaction rating recovered in the third quarter of 2014, registering a "good" +35 in September from the "moderate" +29 in June, according to a poll taken by the Social Weather Stations.

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Overpricing at Makati Science High School? Just lies – VP Binay

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Sunday denied alleged overpricing in the P1.33-billion Makati Science High School saying that the allegations were just "lies" by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.

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