Stocks up ahead of June inflation report

July 4, 2018

Stocks rose on Wednesday ahead of the June inflation report. The peso closed at P53.36 against the US dollar from Tiesday’s P53.375. Volume reached $587.1 million from $511.50 million on the previous day. The Philippine Stock Exchange index finished 81.08

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High-profile killings attempt to erode confidence vs Duterte, Palace says

July 4, 2018

Malacanang said on Wednesday the successive killings of two mayors this week was an attempt to erode confidence against President Rodrigo Duterte. This as Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a statement, denied the alleged culture of impunity in the country

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One soldier killed in encounter with alleged BIFF in Maguindanao

July 4, 2018

One soldier was killed while another one was wounded in an encounter with alleged members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Maguindanao on Tuesday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said troops of 57th Infantry Battalion encounter around 20

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Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy to be maintenance provider of MRT-3: Tugade

July 4, 2018

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE—Department of Transportation ( DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said Wednesday Japanese company Sumitomo-MHI ( Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) are expected to return and come on board in the next couple of months as the maintenance provider of MRT-3. This comes

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Three soldiers hurt as AFP repels alleged BIFF plan to occupy municipal hall in Maguindanao

July 4, 2018

Three soldiers were wounded as the military and police repelled a plan by alleged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) to take a municipal hall in Maguindanao on Tuesday. “Supported by armored vehicles and infantry mortars, the house-to-house close

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Suspected remnant of drug syndicate arrested in Pasig

July 4, 2018

Over P1.2 million worth of suspected shabu were confiscated from a construction worker who is said to be a remnant of a syndicate which ran a retail market for the illegal drug in Pasig City on Tuesday, the National Capitol

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Halili, Bote killings not connected: DILG

July 4, 2018

There is no connection between the recent killing of a Batangas city mayor and a Nueva Ecija town mayor, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). “We cannot say that these two cases are related,” said DILG

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Nueva Ecija mayor shot in an ambush

July 3, 2018

A mayor in a Nueva Ecija town was shot in an ambush Tuesday afternoon, but an official said he is not in the government’s list of politicians involved in illegal drugs. In a text message to the Daily Manila Shimbun,

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