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Duterte not sure if he can still survive remaining years of presidency

April 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has raised doubt if he could still finish his six-year term. In a speech in Iloilo City on Saturday night, Duterte said he was “really tired.” “I will not be president for so long. This is my

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Deployment of Filipino teachers in Thailand soon – DOLE

April 7, 2019

More Filipino English teachers will soon have the opportunity of working in Thailand with the advance of bilateral talks between the labor department and the Thai Ministry of Employment. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday said an agreement governing

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Most Filipinos disagree China has good intentions for PH – SWS

April 7, 2019

Most Filipinos believe that the Chinese government does not have good intentions for the Philippines, according to Social Weather Stations (SWS). In an SWS survey released last Friday, 44 percent of Filipinos disagreed with the statement “most of what the

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SRA assures enough sugar supply; no reason to hike prices

April 7, 2019

The Sugar Regulatory Administration said that there is no reason for sugar prices to go up since there is sufficient supply. SRA Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica said the sugar stock balance is at an all-time high of over 1.1 million metric

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Duterte defends self, daughter Sara for maintaining law offices

April 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte does not see anything wrong if his name and that of his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio are still included in the law firms, which they reportedly did not declare in their respective statements of assets,

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Drug suspect nabbed in Laguna buy-bust

April 7, 2019

The anti-narcotics agents have arrested a suspect and seized nearly P22,000-worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Laguna. Laguna Police Provincial Director Police Colonel Eleazar Pepito Matta said operatives from the Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement

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German national, another killed in Antipolo City ambush

April 7, 2019

Two individuals, including a German national, were killed in an ambush in Antipolo City Saturday afternoon, police said. Antipolo City Police identified the victims as Remedios Kauth and Conrad Heinrich, a German national. The victims, on board a vehicle, were

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Military rescues kidnapped Indon fisherman; another drowns in Sulu

April 7, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has rescued an Indonesian fisherman while another drowned during his attempt to escape from his Abu Sayyaf captors in a firefight in Sulu province, an official said. Three Abu Sayyaf bandits were also killed

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