Tag Archives: Manila

Filipino soldiers kill rebel commander, rescue last hostage

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel commander convicted of years of kidnapping for ransom and rescued four of his Indonesian captives on Sunday, the military said. Amazin Sahidjuan was injured by marines on Saturday night and later died of a blood clot on Kalupag Island …

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Duarte says he could be held responsible for the drug killings

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine president has said there is no problem in holding him responsible for several murders under strict anti-drug action, adding that he is ready to face charges that could lead to jail time, though not the charges. Crimes against humanity. President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks on …

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Remote learning begins in the virus-affected Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Grade school and high school students in the Philippines began classes from home on Monday after a coronavirus epidemic forced remote-learning on an education system already struggling to fund schools. Distance education has been a rational nightmare for a long-time poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country that lacks …

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