Duterte says no stockpiling of weapons in Palawan amid sea row

November 11, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he will not allow any country to stockpile weapons in Palawan as the Philippines is not ready for a war that may arise in the South China Sea. In his speech during the 1st

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67-year old Japanese shot in Manila

November 11, 2018

A Japanese national is in critical condition after two unidentified suspects shot him in Malate, Manila last Thursday. Malate Police Station 9 identified the victim as Masato Ogushi, 67, presently living in a condominium along A. Mabini Street. Initial investigation

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9.8M Filipinos jobless in Q3 – SWS

November 11, 2018

A total of 9.8 million Filipinos were jobless during the third quarter of 2018, according to Social Weather Stations latest survey. Released on Saturday, SWS said 22.0 percent Filipinos did not have or just lost their jobs and some were

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Over 480K nabbed for violating ordinances in Metro Manila – NCRPO

November 11, 2018

The National Capital Region Police Office on Sunday said around 480,000 were arrested for violating local ordinances in the span of five months. Report from NCRPO showed that from June 13 to November 11, a total of 482,953 were nabbed

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Korean diver dead in Oriental Mindoro

November 11, 2018

A Korean national died while doing a water activity in a resort in Oriental Mindoro last Saturday. Superintendent Imelda Tolentino, spokesperson of the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) Regional Police Office, said the incident transpired at around 10 am

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Testing period for national ID system starts January 2019

November 10, 2018

The national ID system will undergo a six-month testing period on January, the head of the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA) said in a government radio program on Saturday. Undersecretary Lisa Grace Bersales, also national statistician and civil registrar general

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Philippine, Russian defense officials agree on more military engagements in 2019

November 10, 2018

Philippine and Russian defense officials convened a Joint Working Group (JWG) in Moscow on Friday where both sides agreed to boost military engagements starting next year and onward.Last Friday’s defense meeting, the second since the forging last year of defense

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Suspected drug dealer, two others killed in Laguna

November 10, 2018

A suspected distributor of illegal drugs and two others were killed after the serving of a  search warrant resulted in a shootout with police Saturday morning at the Alvero compound in Barangay San Ignacio, San Pablo, Laguna Dead were Christopher

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