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Uptick in inflation temporary: NEDA

May 4, 2018

Average inflation has exceeded the government’s target as of April, the surge is temporary and seen to normalize towards the end of the year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Friday. The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that

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TRAIN 2 to make Philippines competitive, says ADB

May 4, 2018

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) debunked on Friday concern that the second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN 2) could lessen investments in the Philippines. In a press conference at the sidelines of the 51st ADB

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Esperon: It’s not surprising if China installed missile systems in South China Sea

May 4, 2018

National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. admitted on Friday it was not surprising if China really installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea. In an interview at the sidelines of the

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Two drug suspects killed in Batangas buy-bust operation

May 4, 2018

Two drug suspects were killed during a buy-bust operation in the province of Batangas on Thursday night, police said Friday. Chief Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, Calabarzon regional police director, said the victims were Marlon Adrias and Marlon Lubugan. He said based on initial report

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Duterte formally appoints Dela Rosa, Guerrero to posts

May 3, 2018

Retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald dela Rosa has been formally appointed as the head of the Bureau of President Rodrigo Duterte signed Dela Rosa’s appointment paper as BuCor’s director general on April 30. Duterte also signed the appointment

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Labor dep’t orders PLDT to regularize 7,306 workers

May 3, 2018

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the order for the regularization of 7,306 workers of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is final and executory. In a resolution signed on April 24, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III

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Balikatan to focus on coping with manmade calamities

May 3, 2018

This year’s Balikatan exercise, which opens on Monday, will focus on mutual defense, counter terrorism and humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR), a military official said Thursday. “The focus of Balikatan is mutual defense because Balikatan is more on interoperability

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US envoy warns terror threats remain in southern Philippines

May 3, 2018

United States Ambassador Sung Kim on Thursday said terrorism threats remain in southern Philippines nearly a year after the defeat of Islamic State-linked militants in Marawi City. The five-month fighting left more than 1,000 mostly Muslim militants dead. “Both our experts including

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