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87% of Filipinos say it’s important to regain control of islands occupied by China:SWS

July 22, 2018

About 87 percent of Filipinos said it is important for the Philippines to regain control of the islands being occupied by China in the West Philippine Sea, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Of the 1,200 respondents,

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Palace taking SWS poll on poverty “seriously”

July 22, 2018

Malacanang on Sunday said they are taking the Social Weather Stations survey on poverty “seriously”. “We take seriously the Social Weather Stations (SWS) June 2018 survey which shows an increase in the incidence of families who consider themselves as poor,

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Cop suspected of involvement in illegal drugs shot dead as he resisted arrest

July 22, 2018

A police officer suspected of belonging to a drug group was killed when he resisted arrest in an buy-bust operation on Saturday evening. In a report by the Counter Intelligence Task Force, PO3 Marco Alegre “fired towards the arresting personnel

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Two policemen shot dead in Palawan ambush

July 22, 2018

Two policemen were ambushed by unidentified armed men in Palawan as they responded to a vehicular accident  on Sunday morning. In a report by Philippine National Police ( PNP) Mimaropa regional director Chief Superintendent Emmanuel Licup,  PO3 Alexander Mimbalawag and

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Pro and anti-Duterte groups to hold rallies in different areas: PNP

July 22, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said anti-and pro- Duterte administration groups have agreed to hold their rallies in separate places as President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his third State of the Nation Address  on Monday. Senior Supt. Benigno Durana,

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Duterte’s SONA a “continuation” of two previous addresses: Roque

July 22, 2018

Malacanang on Saturday said the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte will be a “continuation” of his two previous addresses. “As the Father of the Nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will once again articulate the

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Another weather disturbance entering Philippines

July 20, 2018

Another weather disturbance is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility as Tropical Storm Inday moves towards China, a state weather forecaster said on Friday. Nikos Penaranda said a low pressure area was spotted at 435 km west of Laoag,

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DOF to go after individuals allegedly involved in anomalous use of P11B tax credit certificates

July 20, 2018

The Department of Finance (DOF) vowed Friday to recover over P11-billion worth of tax credit certificates and file appropriate charges to those who were allegedly involved in the anomaly. In a press conference in Manila, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III

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