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Joma Sison rejects meeting Duterte in PH; prefers Oslo or Hanoi

May 26, 2018

Communist Party of the Philippine founder Jose Maria Sison said on Saturday that he was open to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte in Vietnan or Norway, but not in the Philippines. In a statement, Sison declined the invitation of the

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Duterte to visit South Korea early June

May 26, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to leave for South Korea early June, Malacanang said on Saturday. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte will be in Seoul from June 3 to 5. “Well, the (purpose of the

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Cop dead in Manila shooting incident

May 26, 2018

A policeman was killed in a shooting incident in Manila on Saturday morning. Supt. Erwin Margareho, Manila Police District (MPD) spokesman, identified the victim as PO2 Carlo Tolentino Pineda a resident of Tondo, Manila who was previously assigned at the

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2 Japanese lost P40m, 30.1m yen from robbers in Quezon City

May 25, 2018

Two Japanese nationals lost a huge amount of money from three robbers in Quezon City, police said on Friday. The two male foreigners, 49 and 53 years old, rode a vehicle from Malate, Manila going to Quezon City on May

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Australian missionary appeals order to leave before DOJ

May 25, 2018

Australian missionary Sister Patricia Fox has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reverse the decision of the Bureau of Immigration downgrading her missionary visa to a temporary visitor’s visa and ordering her to leave the country within 30 days.

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House approves higher pension of veterans

May 25, 2018

The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill seeking to raise the monthly pension of senior veterans to augment their resources and enable them to live decently and with dignity. The bill, principally authored by Rep. Geraldine

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Cagayan councilor shot dead, military claims NPA’s work

May 25, 2018

Councilor Ronel Millare was shot dead by unidentified individuals riding on motorcycles in his welding shop in Brgy Labben, Allacapan, Cagayan province at 5:30 pm Thursday. The New People’s Army (NPA) said they were behind the incident, according to a

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Japanese destroyer Setogiri arrives for one-day goodwill visit

May 25, 2018

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel JS Setogiri, an Asagiri-class destroyer with one helicopter and approximately 200 officers and crew on board, arrived Friday for a one-day goodwill visit, the Philippine Navy said in a statement. This is the

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