Duterte says NPA killed own comrades in Negros Occidental because the rebels are “fools”

November 1, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has echoed the accusation of the military that the communist New People’s Army ( NPA) was behind the massacre of nine sugarcane farmers in Sagay, Negros Occidental on October 23. In a speech in Cagayan de Oro

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Duterte to come up with own list of senatorial bets who are not corrupt; to campaign for them after Christmas

November 1, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said he will come up with his own list of senatorial bets who are not corrupt and will campaign for them after Christmas. In a speech in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday night, Duterte said his requirements

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Jeeps, buses can charge new approved fare if they have matrix: DoTr

November 1, 2018

Jeeps and buses can charge higher fare as approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulation Board (LTFRB) starting Friday if they have the new fare matrix. But LTFRB chairman Martin Delgra III said in a statement in Viber Thursday

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Filipina spared from death sentence in UAE returning home: DFA

November 1, 2018

A Filipino household worker spared from death row in United Arab Emirates after being found guilty of killing her employer is finally going home, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said on Thursday. Jennifer Dalquez, sentenced to death in

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Nine Filipino sailors abducted off Gulf of Guinea: DFA

October 31, 2018

Ten Filipino sailors were seized by gunmen off the Gulf of Guinea in two separate hijacking incidents, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said Wednesday. Two Filipino seafarers on a Liberian-flagged container ship were among 11 crew kidnapped by

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DoTr to ask LTFRB to review latest fare hikes

October 31, 2018

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will ask the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to review the recent fare increase for public utility jeepneys due to a decline in world oil prices. The latest fare adjustment pegs the minimum

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Cavite Gateway Terminal will ease traffic in Metro Manila: Tugade

October 31, 2018

Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said the opening of the Cavite Gateway Terminal on November 26 in Cavite will ease traffic in Metro Manila. In a press briefing Wednesday, Tugade said they will launch the Philippines’ first container roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro)

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13 dead, 26 missing in northern Luzon as typhoon exits: officials

October 31, 2018

At least 13 persons died while 26 were missing following the onslaught by Typhoon “Rosita” in northern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday. NDRRMC spokesman Edgar Posadas said they were still verifying a report that

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