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Japan Foreign Minister Kono arriving in Philippines Saturday for three-day official visit

February 8, 2019

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will be in the Philippines for a three-day official visit starting Feb. 9 to hold talks with Philippine officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday. Kono will meet with Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr

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Duterte walks out of Cabinet meeting over gov’t red tape

February 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he walked out from the Cabinet meeting after learning of the red tape in government, particularly over some applications which have been pending at the National Economic and Development Authority for 25 years. Duterte

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Alleged NPA arrested in Bulacan

February 7, 2019

An alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested in a joint military and police operation in Bulacan on Thursday. 1Lt. Catherine Hapin, public affairs officer chief of the  7th Infantry Division,  did not give the name,  but she said he

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Lorenzana denies report Philippines doing reclamation work in Pag-asa island

February 7, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denies a report by the think-tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMIT)  that the Philippines is conducting reclamation in Pag-asa or Thitu Island. “As of now, only the beaching ramp is being undertaken. Next is the concreting

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Año grateful for CA confirmation; vows strict, fair leadership in DILG

February 7, 2019

Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año thanked he members of the Commission on Appointments (CA) for the confirmation of his appointment as DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government chief on Wednesday.   “I am humbled and grateful for

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NCRPO lowers alert status to ”heightened” as Jolo bombing considered solved

February 7, 2019

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Thursday downgraded their alert status from “full” to “heightened”. In a statement, NCR Police Director Guillermo Eleazar announced this after Philippine National Police Director General Oscar Albayalde declared the Jolo twin explosion

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Gov’t eyes 6 million Filipinos to register under national ID system starting September

February 7, 2019

The government is eyeing the registration of six million Filipinos to be registered under the National Identification System starting September this year, Malacanang said on Thursday. During the Cabinet meeting, which President Rodrigo Duterte presided over on Wednesday night in

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Four arrested, P3.4m worth of shabu in Quezon City

February 7, 2019

Authorities arrested four suspects and seized around P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in an apartelle at Quezon City Thursday morning. Joint elements from National Capital Region Police Office and Quezon City Police District, in coordination with the

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