NPAs posing as soldiers burn village day-care center in North Cotabato

November 15, 2018

Around 25 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels posing as soldiers burned a day care learning center in Magpet, North Cotabato Thursday morning, a military official said. Lt. Col. Ehrlich Noel Paraso, commander of the 19th Infantry Battalion, said the burning

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Monetary Board raises policy rates by .25 percentage points to curb inflation

November 15, 2018

The Monetary Board, policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, raised policy rates by .25 percentage points to 4.75 percent on Thursday as it tries to curb inflation. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Officer-in-Charge Cyd Amador Tuano said the decision

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Duterte to try his best to have code of conduct in South China Sea in 3 years

November 15, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would try his best to work for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea between the Southeast Asian countries and China during the Philippine three-year tenure as its coordinator. In an

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Senate approves rice tariffication bill

November 15, 2018

A measure that will allow unimpeded importation of rice, amending the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996 and replacing the quantitative restriction on rice imports, finally hurdled the Senate Wednesday night. With a vote of 14-0-0, Senate Bill No. 1998, or

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US extends P595m grant to Mindanao Development Authority

November 15, 2018

The United States, through the US Agency for International Development has extended a P595 million grant to the Mindanao Development Authority intended to bankroll projects that enhance governance, expand economic opportunities, provide infrastructure, and strengthen the foundation of peace in

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Personal remittances reach $23.7 billion from January to September

November 15, 2018

Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos  from January to September grew by 2.4 percent year-on-year to reach $23.7 billion, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Officer-in-Charge Maria Almasara Cyd N. Tuaño-Amador announced Thursday. The growth in personal remittances was supported by remittance inflows

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Duterte skips some meetings in ASEAN to take “power naps”

November 15, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte skipped on Wednesday several meetings during the second day of the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN) Summit in Singapore because he had to take “power naps.”But Duterte made it a point to participate in

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Japanese shot in Malate passes away

November 15, 2018

A Japanese national who was shot in Malate last Thursday passed away due to his gunshot wounds, according to the Manila Police District (MPD). A report from the  MPD said Masato Ogushi, 67, was pronounced dead at 4:16 pm by

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