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Police say Labor Day protests “generally peaceful”

May 1, 2018

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)  said thousands of militant group members who joined a “generally peaceful” Labor Day protest in Metro Manila on Tuesday, its spokesperson said. Supt. Vermelee Madrid said a total of 7,545 demonstrators were recorded in

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Duterte refrains from issuing harsh statement vs Kuwait as “much is at stake”

May 1, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would no longer issue statements that would worsen the relationship with Kuwait, saying that much is at stake. In his speech in Cebu City where he marked the Labor Day celebration, Duterte said those Filipinos

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Adult joblessness at highest since December 2016: SWS survey

May 1, 2018

Adult joblessness hit its highest since December 2016 even as optimism that there will be more jobs decreased, a poll by Social Weather Stations (SWS) said Monday. Adult joblessness reached 23.9 percent or an estimated 10.9 million adults, said the

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Two soldiers shot dead by four men riding in tandem in Cotabato

May 1, 2018

Two soldiers were killed when they were shot by four armed unidentified men riding in tandem in Cotabato City  Monday morning, a military spokesman said in a report Tuesday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the  6th Infantry Division, said killed were

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Dumaguete broadcaster dies after being shot by gunmen

May 1, 2018

A broadcaster in Dumaguete City died Tuesday afternoon a day after he was shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen, the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) said. Edmund Sestoso, former Dumaguete City NUJP chapter chairman, who hosts the daily blocktime

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Duterte’s security briefly bars media from entering Malacanang Complex due to threats

May 1, 2018

The Presidential Security Group briefly barred members of the press from entering Malacanang Complex due to “threats” on Labor Day. Even the crew cab carrying the reporter and crew of state-run People’s Television 4 (PTV4) was initially not allowed to

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DOLE ordered release of P448m for Boracay affected workers

May 1, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to immediately release P448 million to assist the workers who are affected by the closure of Boracay island in Aklan. In his Labor Day speech in Cebu City on

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PNP relieves three cops involved in traffic altercation with man in Caloocan

May 1, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde ordered the relief of three policemen involved in a confrontation due to a traffic altercation. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, PNP spokesman, said the three policemen were PO1 Rendel Soriano of Caloocan Police

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