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Philippine ready to re-export waste to Canada by May 15: DOF

May 7, 2019

The Philippines is prepared to return 69 container vans of garbage to Canada by May 15 but bureaucratic red tape in the Canadian government has slowed down the process of re-exporting the trash back to their country, the Department of

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Three dead, 67 hurt as bus, truck collide in Atimonan: police

May 7, 2019

Three died and at least 67 were injured as a provincial bus and a truck collided Atimonan, Quezon province Monday evening, police said. According to a report from Atimonan municipal police, the collision happened in Barangay Santa Catalina in Atimonan

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Military, police sends off forces to secure next week’s elections

May 7, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has committed 70 percent of its total strength to assure a successful midterm election next week. “Your Armed Forces is steadfast on its mandate and committed to provide a total of 98,000 personnel,

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GIR level up for sixth straight month to hit $83.96 billion as of April

May 7, 2019

Preliminary data shows gross international reserves (GIR) rose to $83.96 billion as of end-April from $83.61 billion as of end-March, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said Tuesday. The month-on-month increase in the GIR level was due mainly

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Inflation slows down to lowest since January 2018

May 7, 2019

Inflation slowed down to 3 percent in April 2019, the lowest since January 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA) said Tuesday. Inflation in March was recorded at 3.3 percent and in April 2018, 4.5 percent, PSA added. ”The slowdown

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Go to Filipinos: If you believe Bikoy, vote for Otso Diretso

May 6, 2019

Administration senatorial candidate Christopher “Bong” Go again removed his shirt to prove he has no tattoo that would link him to a drug syndicate as he challenged the Filipinos to vote for opposition Otso Diretso if they believe in the

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Military, police recover alleged NPA rifle, campaign materials in Palawan

May 6, 2019

Military and police forces recovered firearms allegedly belonging to the New People’s Army ( NPA) with campaign materials of Bayan Muna and Kabataan Partylist in Palawan last Friday. Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman, said

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PNP admits difficulty in stopping vote buying due to lack of men

May 6, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said they do not tolerate  vote buying but Police General Oscar Albayalde, the PNP head, said they cannot assure they can stop those who will do this “As early as now, we

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