Misuari not a threat to Bangsamoro region – Palace

January 24, 2019

Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari, who allegedly masterminded the Zamboanga City siege in 2013, is not a threat to the proposed Bangsamoro region, Malacañang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President

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Filipino allegedly involved in rape, murder surrenders to Japanese authorities

January 24, 2019

One of the alleged Filipino suspects involved in raping and killing a student in Miho, Ibaraki in 2004 left the country on Thursday to surrender to Japanese authorities. The Filipino suspect left Terminal 1 at the Ninoy Aquino international Airport

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Conservation group says tawilis is endangered species

January 24, 2019

Tawilis, a freshwater sardine in the world only found in Taal Lake, was marked as endangered species by the  International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Mudjekeewis Santos of the National Academy of Science and Technology sees the addition of

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One Maute-ISIS member killed, three soldiers hurt as military pounds lair of terrorist in Lanao del Sur

January 24, 2019

Three soldiers from the 55th Infantry Battalion, were wounded in an encounter with the group of one of the remaining key figures in the 2017 Marawi siege in Lanao del Sur on Thursday morning. Capt. Clint Antipala, acting public affairs

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Palace not alarmed by influx of Chinese workers if their entry is legal

January 24, 2019

Malacanang said on Thursday the influx of Chinese workers should not be a cause for alarm if the foreigners legally enter the country. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after former President Benigno Aquino III raised the observation of many

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PNP says lowering criminal responsibility age not ‘’guarantee’’ children will not wander in streets

January 24, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility does not a “guarantee” that children will not wander on the streets. “That’s not a guarantee,” Albayalde said in a TV interview.

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Philippine economy grew 6.1% in fourth quarter

January 24, 2019

The Philippine economy drew 6.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, resulting in the 6.2 percent full-year growth for 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Thursday. The economy grew 6 percent in the third quarter.  The main drivers of growth for

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Philippines misses growth target, with GDP expanding by 6.2% in 2018

January 24, 2019

The Philippine economy grew 6.2 percent in 2018, missing the government’s revised target of 6.5-6.9 percent for full-year, the government said Thursday. This was after the gross domestic product grew by 6.1 percent in the fourth quarter. In 2017, the

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