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3 police escorts of FDA head killed in Camarines Sur ambush

October 18, 2018

Three police escorts of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Nela Charade Puno were killed while three others were wounded in an ambush in Camarines Sur Thursday morning. Camarines Sur police identified the fatalities as SPO1 Percival Rafael, PO3

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Duterte on new DFA chief: Be truthful; trusts BOC chief amid alleged P6.8-B missing shabu – Panelo

October 18, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has asked newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr to be “truthful.” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, this was Duterte’s message when Locsin took his oath of office before Duterte on Wednesday in Malacanang.

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LTFRB announces bus and jeep fare hikes

October 18, 2018

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ( LTFRB) said it has granted provisional approval of bus fares by one peso on Thursday. This, as LFTRB allowed jeepney operators to raise base fare by one peso to P10 for the

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Japan to provide more aid for war-torn Marawi

October 18, 2018

Japanese House of Representative member Katsuyuki Kawai, former special assistant of Prime Minister Abe, called on Wednesday to President Rodrigo Duterte. Kawai, who is set to visit to Marawi City on Thursday, said Japan is ready to extend additional assistance

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Military commemorates liberation of Marawi City

October 17, 2018

The military on Wednesday marked the first year of liberation of Marawi City from Islamic State-linked militants after five months of heavy fighting. General Carlito Galvez, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) was in

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LFTRB raises basic jeep fare to P10: source

October 17, 2018

Jeepney commuters in the National Capitol Region, central Luzon and Calabarzon will have to pay P10 for the first four kilometers starting in November, according to a decision by the Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LFTRB) obtained by reporters on

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152 file certificates of candidacies for senator: Comelec

October 17, 2018

A total of 152 persons filed their certificates of candidacy for senator while 185 persons presented certificates of nomination and acceptable ( CONA) from partylist organizations as the filing period ended Wednesday afternoon at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) national

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Gov’t forces remain vigilant as country marks liberation of Marawi

October 17, 2018

Malacanang assured on Wednesday that government forces have remained vigilant from any terrorist threat as the country marked the first anniversary of the liberation of Marawi City from the Maute-ISIS group. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the

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