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Palace wants to focus on pressing problems than changing lyrics of national anthem

September 20, 2018

Malacanang said on Thursday that there are more pressing problems in the country that need to be addressed than to focus on the proposal to change the lyrics of the national anthem. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement following

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At least 6 die, 63 missing in Cebu landslide: police

September 20, 2018

At least six persons died and 63 are missing after a landslide buried around 24 homes in Barangay Tina-an, in the City of Naga, Cebu, police said Thursday. Police said the landslide occurred at 6 am when heavy rains eroded part

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At least 88 dead from last week’s typhoon: PNP

September 20, 2018

At least 88 persons have been reported dead, with 72 from the Cordillera Administrative Region, from last week’s Typhoon Ompong, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. In its report. the PNP said 10 perished in Cagayan de Oro, three

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Duterte tells ex-COA official not to lecture him over audit process

September 20, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte hit on Wednesday United Nations (UN) Undersecretary General and former Commission on Audit Commissioner Heidi Mendoza for “lecturing” him over the COA’s audit process. Duterte earlier told the local officials to ignore COA’s circular after Ilocos Norte Governor Imee

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Deaths from typhoon in northern Philippines continue rising

September 19, 2018

The death toll from Typhoon Ompong reached 81 while 70 remained missing, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Wednesday. As of 6 am, the consolidated PNP report showed casualties in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos, Cagayan, central Luzon and

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DND says Singapore center helped rescue Filipino fisherman

September 19, 2018

The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday emphasized the importance of the Information Fusion Center in Singapore on the rescue of a Filipino fisherman in West Philippine Sea. “In addition to the Coast Guard vessels deployed to search for

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NFA formally brought back to Agriculture department

September 19, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has formally transferred the National Food Authority (NFA) under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture. Executive Order No. 62, which was signed on September 17, provides the “supervision” over NFA, along with the Philippine Coconut Authority,

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Ex-barangay chairman allegedly in Duterte drug list shot dead in Cavite

September 19, 2018

A former barangay chairman said to be in President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of politicians involved in illegal drug trade was shot dead by unidentified  men in Imus City, Cavite on Tuesday. Gaudencio Herrera, 59, died from multiple gunshot wounds at the Emilio Aguinaldo

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