Read more about the article IN PHOTOS: What happened to Duterte’s independent foreign policy?
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IN PHOTOS: What happened to Duterte’s independent foreign policy?

As people recall the day when American military bases were kicked out from the Philippines on September 16, 1991, thousands of Lumad and Moro people who joined the Lakbayan of National Minorities protested outside the US Embassy in Manila on September 15 to oppose the increasing US interventions and presence in the country under the Duterte administration.

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Read more about the article Moro leader warns foreign aid for Marawi has ‘strings attached’
Jerome Succor Aba, spokesperson of S?uara Bangsamoro, during the two-day peace forum sponsored by National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) at Hotel Conchita in Cagayan de Oro City on June 28, 2017. (Photo by Bags Castillo/Kilab Multimedia)

Moro leader warns foreign aid for Marawi has ‘strings attached’

A Moro leader warned that the more than P2-billion foreign aid pledged by various countries for the rehabilitation and to assist those affected by the fighting in Marawi City comes with a price.

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Read more about the article Lapeña: Customs play vital role in country’s anti-drug campaign
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña (center) shows reporters the tons of onions from China BOC-10 seized at the Mindanao Container Terminal during his visit here on Friday, Sept. 15. With him are BOC-10 District Collector Jamail Marohomsalic (right) and lawyer Samson Pacasum, MCT Sub-port Collector. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Lapeña: Customs play vital role in country’s anti-drug campaign

It might have a different mandate from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), but the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is playing a very important part in the government’s war on drugs, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said Friday.

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