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Japan vows fresh commitment of 25 billion yen to Philippines: Duterte

May 31, 2019

Japan has vowed fresh commitment of 25 billion yen to the Philippines to fund some projects and programs, including the Mindanao’s road network, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday. In his statement during the joint press event with Japanese Prime

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Duterte assures foreign funds for Marawi rehabilitation all accounted for

May 31, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Friday the foreign governments and other donor agencies that the funds they have donated for rebuilding Marawi City are accounted for. In a speech at the 25th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia, Duterte

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Duterte raises deep concern over US-China trade war

May 31, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte raised on Friday deep concern over the trade war between the United States and China. In a speech at the Nikkei forum in Japan, Duterte said the ongoing trade war is creating uncertainty and tension. “We are

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OCD to improve process after COA reports slow use of donated funds for Marawi

May 31, 2019

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) vows to improve its process and procedures after the Commission on Audit ( COA) reported the slow use of donated funds for the victims of Marawi siege. “The OCD adheres to the observation of

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Palace condemns Abu Sayyaf killing of Dutch national

May 31, 2019

Malacanang condemned on Friday the death of a Dutch national who had been held hostage by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf since 2012. “We condemn, in the strongest terms, the death of Mr. Ewold Horn, a Dutch national kidnapped and had

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Duterte’s support for Imee won’t affect auction of Marcos jewelry collections: Palace

May 31, 2019

Malacanang assured on Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s support on the senatorial bid of Senator-elect Imee Marcos would not affect his decision to sell the over P700-million worth of jewelry collections seized from the family of late President Ferdinand Marcos

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Duterte to China: Is it right for a country to claim a whole ocean?

May 31, 2019

“Is it right for a country to claim a whole ocean?” President Rodrigo Duterte posed this question to China in his speech at the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia on Friday in Tokyo. Duterte reiterated his call

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DND assures funds being used properly

May 31, 2019

Amid a Commission on Audit (COA) report about unliquidated funds, the Department of National Defense (DND) assures the funds under its management were properly utilized. “We would like to assure the public that the funds under the management of the

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