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Palace, EU mourn passing of former Senate President Angara

May 13, 2018

The Palace on Sunday expressed sorrow on the death of former Senate President Edgardo Angara. “We mourn the sudden passing of one of our great leaders and statesmen, Senate President Edgardo Angara, who died at age 83,” said Presidential Spokesman

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Barangay, youth polls set on Monday

May 13, 2018

After two postponements in the last two years, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to hold the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls with millions of registered voters expected to troop to their respective polling precincts. According to Comelec

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Former Senate President Angara passes away at 83

May 13, 2018

Former Senate President Edgardo Angara, a special presidential envoy to the European Union, passed away at the age of 83 Sunday morning from “an apparent heart attack”, his son Senator Sonny Angara said in his Twitter account. “We ask for

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Palace says ties with Kuwait “normalized” after signing of memorandum of agreement

May 13, 2018

Malacañang said the Philippines’ ties with Kuwait have normalized as it announced the signing of the memorandum of agreement to provide legal protection for Filipino domestic workers in the Middle Eastern country. “The countries had a joint statement to cease

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Former solon in Duterte’s drug list, two others killed in La Union

May 13, 2018

Three persons, including a former congressman who was in President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of politicians allegedly involved in illegal drugs, were shot dead while he addressing a group of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan candidates in Agoo, La Union Saturday night.

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Military, police ready for Monday’s elections

May 13, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has not monitored any serious threat related to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKEs) on Monday. “After a series of deliberate planning conferences that include contingent events, the measures, and the resources

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Palace pledges to work harder as Duterte admin satisfaction rating drops

May 11, 2018

Malacanang vowed on Friday to redouble the efforts to improve the lives of the Fipinos as the Duterte administration’s net satisfaction rating fell by double digits during the first quarter. The latest Social Weather Stations survey showed 69 percent of Filipinos were

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Philippine, Kuwait forge deal on Filipino domestic workers’ employment

May 11, 2018

The Philippines and Kuwait signed on Friday a labor deal that aims to protect the welfare of overseas Filipino workers in the Gulf state. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid

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