Tag: Philippine
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Breaking: Former Philippine first lady sentenced to at least 42 years for graft
A Philippine anti-graft court on Friday sentenced former First Lady Imelda Marcos to no less than 42 years imprisonment after she was found guilty of graft for creating private foundations in Switzerland. Imelda was also charged for having “financial interests’’ in companies while in office from 1968 to 1986. However, neither Imelda nor any of…
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‘Surrender or die!’ – Philippine warns Marawi militants
The Philippine Military’s Chief on Monday warned Islamic State-allied militants to surrender or die as troops make a final push to end a more-than-three-month conflict in besieged Marawi City. The fight between government forces and the militants was concentrated in the centre of Marawi, 800 kilometres south of Manila, and picked up last week after…