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Officials recover more than 1,000 prisoners after fire hits Antipolo jail

December 28, 2018

More than one thousand prisoners escaped after fire broke out in Antipolo City jail Thursday evening but officials said the inmates were all recovered. Antipolo City police said at 7:45 pm fire started in cell 10 due to alleged faulty

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PNP says probe into death of solon, cop “proceeding well”

December 28, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday its investigation into the killing of AKO Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his bodyguard in Daraga town in Albay province is “proceeding well” and its cause is “most likely political” “Our investigation

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Negros Oriental broadcaster killed

December 28, 2018

A radio announcer was killed in the town of La Libertad, Negros Oriental early Friday morning, the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) said. Gabriel Alburo, 50, was heading home to Guihulngan City on his motorcycle from a

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Japan remains top ODA source as of end-Sept 2018

December 28, 2018

Japan remained the top provider of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Philippines as of September, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported Friday. Loans and grants from Japan stood at $ 5.98 billion, accounting for 41.20 percent of

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US optimistic Philippine airports to match global security standards

December 27, 2018

US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on Thursday said he expects the country to comply with global air security standards as it vowed to help improve safety mechanisms in airports. “We are collaborating closely with the Philippines Department of

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Jollibee regularizing more employees but Bello “not completely happy”

December 27, 2018

Jollibee Foods Corp. is still the number one company who are involved in contractualization, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Thursday. “Number one is Jollibee… In fairness, Jollibee is now regularizing but I am not completely happy because their

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“Usman” slows down as it heads towards Eastern Visayas

December 27, 2018

Tropical depression “Usman” slowed down as it headed westward towards Eastern Visayas Thursday evening.   According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the center of “Usman” was at 365 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.    “Usman”

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Duterte recommends Comelec puts Daraga under its control

December 27, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday recommended to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) it place Daraga town in Albay under its control after the killing of AKO Bicol Partylist Representative Rodel Batocabe, who is running for mayor in next year’s mid-term

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