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DOTr, Japan move closer to mobilizing new MRT-3 rehab, maintenance provider

May 15, 2018

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed on Friday, 11 May 2018, the Minutes of Discussion for the Appraisal Mission for the Japan-financed MRT-3 Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, where details on estimate project cost,

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Military says barangay, youth polls “very normal and peaceful”

May 14, 2018

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez said Monday the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election is “very normal and peaceful”. “For now we see that it is very normal and peaceful, that is why the

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Military believes foreign terrorist may have been killed in fighting to free Abu Sayyaf kidnap victims

May 14, 2018

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez said a foreign terrorist is possibly one of those killed during the ongoing military operation against the Abu Sayyaf Group to free their captives, including two policewomen, in

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Two soldiers killed in encounter with alleged NPAs in Camarines Sur

May 14, 2018

Two soldiers were killed in a 25-minute encounter with alleged New People’s Army (NPA) in the province of Camarines Sur on Sunday. Capt. Joash Pramis, public affairs officer of the 9th Infantry Division, said government forces encountered the armed men in

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Duterte did not vote in barangay polls, aide says

May 14, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte did not participate in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, his aide said. Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go said Duterte did not cast his vote in Davao City. “No reason,” he told reporters

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La Mesa water level at five-year low: Pagasa

May 14, 2018

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Pagasa) on Monday said the water level at La Mesa Dam dropped to its lowest in five years. Pagasa hydrologist Aileen Abelardo said Monday the water level was at 72.36 as

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Nationwide barangay, youth polls relatively peaceful despite usual problems

May 14, 2018

Precincts throughout the country held the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls Monday with the usual problems of vote-buying, threats, and missing voting places. In a press conference, acting Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Al Parreño said all 177,574

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Palace vows justice for slain ex-solon in La Union

May 14, 2018

Malacanang condemned the killing of a former congressman in La Union province last Saturday. In a statement on Sunday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said political violence has no place in society. “We strongly denounce the killing of ex-La Union Rep.

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