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Duterte won’t “yet” lift proclamation declaring CPP-NPA as terrorist group

April 29, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he will “not yet” lift a proclamation that declared the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) as a terrorist group. “Not yet,” Duterte said in a

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Duterte not aware of removal of comfort women statue

April 29, 2018

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte said early Sunday he was unaware of the removal of the statue of Filipino comfort women along Roxas Boulevard in Manila but he added government may not tolerate it as it was in a

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Duterte lifts quota on rice importation

April 29, 2018

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte lifted the quota on the importation of rice  to ensure filled warehouses of traders and the National Food Authority. The only catch was a ban on importation during harvest season, he said at a

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Duterte: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is the man of the hour

April 29, 2018

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday the reclusive North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un stole the world stage and made him “the hero of everybody” when he met on Friday his South Korean counterpart in the historic summit

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Duterte says ban on deploying workers to Kuwait “stays permanently”

April 29, 2018

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte scrapped pursuing a memorandum of understanding with Kuwait and announced on Sunday a permanent ban on deploying Filipino workers to the oil-rich state. “The ban stays permanently. There will be no more recruitment, especially domestic helpers,”

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Duterte assures Singaporeans of more ease in doing business

April 29, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte assures Singaporean investors they will find it easier to establish businesses in the Philippines. “I assure you now that you will have an ease in doing business in the Philippines,” Duterte said in his speech during the

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Barangay officials involved in illegal drugs to be revealed Monday

April 28, 2018

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is set to release a copy of a verified list of barangay official involved in illegal drugs on Monday. “On Monday the names of barangay captains

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2 drug suspects killed in QC buy-bust operation

April 28, 2018

Two drug suspects were killed during a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Friday night. Chief Superintendent Joselito Esquivel Jr., Quezon City police director, identified the slain suspects as a certain Michael and alias Amado Millete, 40, of Brgy. Sta.

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