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Filipina domestic worker dies in fall in Saudi Arabia

April 28, 2018

A Filipina domestic worker died due to injuries after she fell from the sixth-floor flat of her employer in Saudi Arabia on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday. Consul General Edgar Badajos of the Philippine Consulate in

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Duterte appeals to Filipinos working in Kuwait to come home

April 28, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the 200,000-plus Filipino workers in Kuwait to come home where their skills be put to good use by the growing Philippine economy. “I appeal now to your sense of patriotism. Come home, there are many

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Filipina comfort women statue in Manila removed for drainage project: DPWH

April 28, 2018

A three-meter bronze statue depicting Filipina comfort women during World War II along Roxas Boulevard was removed Friday night by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for a project that will improve drainage in the area. People in

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Duterte says he will sail to Philippine Rise next week

April 27, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would sail to the Philippine Rise off eastern Luzon next week to tell the world that the Philippines owns it. Duterte said this during his speech at the 102nd Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful

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Military says security in Boracay “generally peaceful”

April 27, 2018

The security situation during the first day of closure in Boracay Island is peaceful, a military official said on Friday. “The security situation in Boracay during its 1st day of closure is generally peaceful,” Lt. Gen. Paul Atal, Central Command chief

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Palace welcomes “very good” trust rating despite “unending” criticisms

April 27, 2018

Malacanang welcomed on Friday the “very good” trust rating of President Rodrigo Duterte despite the “unending” criticisms against him. The first quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey showed a 10 percentage point drop on Duterte’s net trust rating, from +75 in December to

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Two persons suspected of ISIS links arrested separately in Laguna: police

April 27, 2018

Two people suspected of having links with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were arrested in Laguna province on Thursday, police said Friday. They were arrested during implementation of separate search warrants around 4:30 a.m. Police said the suspects as Jimuel Dizon

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Six injured as fire hits residential area in Manila

April 27, 2018

Six people were injured in a fire that razed a residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Friday night. Senior Fire Officer 3 Sany Lacuban, Manila Bureau of Fire Protection investigator, said based on their record the fire started at

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