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Young farmer found hanging at greenhouse

May 29, 2018

La Trinidad —  An 18-year-old farmer was found by his aunt hanging at a greenhouse above their home in Pagal Monday dawn, police said. The father of Jay-ar Darien Peligman told police he asked P1,000 from him on Friday. He only received P300.

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Transport department to push for monorail linking Makati, Taguig

May 29, 2018

The Department of Transportation will push for the construction of a monorail that will link the central business districts in the cities of Makati and Taguig, Malacanang said on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Bontoc, Mountain Province, Presidential Spokesperson Harry

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Soldiers recover improvised bomb in Sultan Kudarat school

May 29, 2018

A week before opening of classes, government troops recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) in front of a school in Sultan Kudarat. Capt. Arvin Encinas, public affairs office chief of  the 6th Infantry Division, said a bomb attack was pre-empted after

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Philippines installs first solar-powered irrigation system

May 29, 2018

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture installed the country’s first solar-powered irrigation system, paving the way for rice farmers to explore three cropping season in a year. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol turned it over on May 22 to the

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2 alleged NPA rebels killed in encounter with military in Misamis Oriental

May 29, 2018

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA), including a bomb maker, were killed while a soldier was wounded during two encounters with the military in Misamis Oriental last Sunday. 1st Lieutenant Tere Ingente,  public affairs office chief of the

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Duterte Oks ease of doing business law

May 29, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Monday into law a bill that allows doing business in the Philippines easier and more efficient. In a ceremony in Malacanang, Duterte inked Republic Act No. 11032, known as the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government

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Duterte fires gov’t corporate counsel

May 29, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte fired on Monday Government Corporate Counsel Rudolf Philip Jurado for supposed proliferation of gambling in the country due to the legal opinion he penned. “May I call the Government Corporate Counsel now. Are you here? Because if you’re

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Fire hits Land Management Building, spreads to other establishments in Binondo

May 29, 2018

Fire struck the Land Management Bureau ( LMB) building in Binondo Monday and spread to nearby establishments including the structure the houses the National Archive of the Philippines. In a radio interview Senior Supt. Jonas Silvano, Manila District Fire Marshal,

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