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Gov’t downplays projection of peso reaching to 58 to US dollar

September 18, 2018

The Duterte administration expressed belief on Tuesday that the peso will recover and would not further slide to 58 to the US dollar as projected by a London-based think tank. In an interview in Pasay City, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno

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Duterte may veto budget insertions if he thinks it unnecessary, Diokno says

September 18, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte may veto “insertions” that Congress would make in the proposed P3.757-trillion budget for next year if he deems them unnecessary, his budget chief said on Tuesday. Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno made the statement amid reports there were

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China President Xi Jinping extends condolences to Duterte on typhoon deaths, vows assistance

September 18, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended condolences to his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over a strong that hit the Philippines last weekend, killing at least 74 people. In his message to Duterte, Xi said the typhoon has caused severe

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Policewoman hurt in brief firefight between cops, alleged NPAs in Agusan del Norte

September 18, 2018

A policewoman was wounded in an 10-minute firefight with alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in Agusan del Norte on Tuesday morning. Chief Supt. Gilbert Cruz, Caraga regional police director, said based on initial report policemen were conducting security

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Coast Guard, military rescue fisherman in Palawan

September 18, 2018

The Philippine Coast Guard and the military’s Western Command rescued on Monday a fisherman who went missing in the West Philippine Sea, officials reported on Tuesday. The fisherman, identified as Feddy Apat, 29, of Balayan, Batangas,  was reported missing since

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Deaths from typhoon reach at least 74: PNP

September 18, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said at least 74 persons are dead due to Typhoon Ompong, with the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) accounting for 60 casualities. In a report Tuesday morning, the PNP said 55 persons remain missing with 52

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Duterte asks Cimatu to “seriously take a second look” on possible closing of open pit mining

September 17, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Monday Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to take a “serious” look into the possibility of closing all the open pit mining operations in the country following the landslides that killed over 50 people in northern Luzon due to

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PNP says Ompong casualties now 66, with 54 in CAR

September 17, 2018

The death toll due to Typhoon Ompong has reached to 66, with 52 missing and 63 were wounded, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday. Based on its consolidated report as of 3pm, the PNP said at least 54 died  in the

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