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NEDA pitches 15-year roadmap for federalism shift

August 31, 2018

The switch to a federal system of government should be carried out in five phases spanning 15 years to avoid disruption to the economy’s growth momentum, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said in a press statement Friday. In

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Duterte says his dark face was due to his frequent travels

August 31, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said the darkening of his face was due to his frequent travels around the country. Duterte made the explanation in Mandaue City following the allegation of Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines,

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Duterte stands firm about Naga City being “hotbed” of shabu

August 31, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that he stands by his statement that Naga City, the hometown of Vice President Leni Robredo, is a “hotbed” of shabu. This was despite the earlier condemnation made by Robredo and the local government of Naga

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Task force files criminal complaint against 33 persons for Davao mall fire where 38 died

August 30, 2018

DAVAO CITY – An interagency task force investigating the December 2017 fire on the NCCC Mall where 38 call center agents died filed criminal complaints on Thursday against 33 persons, including family members of the mall owner. The task force

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Undocumented Filipinos told to expect immigration crackdown in Malaysia as amnesty ends: DFA

August 30, 2018

With Malaysia’s amnesty program ending Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is advising Filipinos there to expect authorities to launch a nationwide immigration crackdown as early as Friday. The DFA issued the advisory after authorities in Kuala Lumpur announced

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Criminology student third death in Isulan blast

August 30, 2018

ISULAN — A criminology student, one of the victims of a bomb explosion in this town, died Thursday, bringing to three the death toll and dozens wounded in an attack on Tuesday. Welmark John Lapidez, 25, a resident of nearby

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Militiaman killed, girl wounded in Zamboanga del Sur shooting

August 30, 2018

A militiaman was killed while an eight-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting incident in Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday night. Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, public information officer of the Zamboanga regional police, said the fatality as Marjon Ticson Rondina,

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Duterte visiting JMSDF ships on Subic this Saturday: Navy

August 30, 2018

The Escort Flotilla of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) which is composed of three ships is expected to arrive on Saturday morning with President Rodrigo Duterte visiting the contingent in the afternoon, a Philippine Navy spokesman said Thursday.

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