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SWS survey says 38 percent of Filipinos say lives improved in last 12 months

May 24, 2019

A Social Weather Stations ( SWS) quarterly survey conducted on March 28-31, found 38 percent of adult Filipinos saying their lives improved compared to 21 percent saying their lives worsened in the last 12 months. The net gainer score is

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Son of barangay chairman in narco list arrested in Tondo

May 24, 2019

The National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) on Friday arrested the son of an alleged high value narcolist target who is a barangay chairman due to alleged involvement in illegal drugs. According to a report, at 4:40 am joint

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Duterte, Abe to discuss South China Sea issue in Tokyo bilateral meeting

May 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are expected to discuss the South China Sea issue at the sidelines of a forum in Tokyo next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said on Friday. Duterte is

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Lorenzana urges people not to believe ”Bikoy”

May 24, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana warns the public not to give credence on the statement of Peter Joemel Advincula, alias ”Bikoy”. “Let us not be hasty in giving credence to what he is saying,” said Lorenzana. “From what I heard and

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DOH reports 160 new cases of HIV from paying for sex

May 24, 2019

The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday there were 160 new cases of people engaged in paid sex got HIV based on a March report. “In March 2019, 14 percent (160) of the newly-diagnosed cases engaged in transactional sex,” said

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PDEA seeks to ban “Amatz” song

May 24, 2019

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) asked authorities to ban the airing of song ‘Amatz” as it claims it promotes the use of marijuana. In a letter on Monday, PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino requested the Movie and Television Review

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Advincula at PNP hospital due to high blood pressure

May 24, 2019

Peter Joemel Advincula, who claims to be the man behind the anti-Duterte videos. was hospitalized Friday morning due to high blood pressure. According to Philippine National Police (PNP) General Oscar Albayalde, Advincula, who says he is “Bikoy”, was brought to

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Duterte OKs renaming of Compostela Valley to Davao de Oro

May 23, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a bill renaming Compostela Valley as the province of Davao de Oro. Republic Act No. 11297 signed on April 17 said the new name of the Mindanao province shall be subject to ratification by a

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