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Palace hopes secret rescue of OFWs won’t affect labor deal being worked out with Kuwait

April 23, 2018

Malacanang expressed hope on Monday the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)-led secret rescue operations of allegedly abused overseas Filipino workers would not affect the labor deal being worked out by the government with Kuwait. The DFA has released a video

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Palace says Joma Sison not in position to set conditions for his return

April 23, 2018

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison is not in the position to set conditions for his return in the country, Malacanang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque was reacting to Sison’s statement he would return to

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Roque proposes creation of Boracay Press Corps

April 23, 2018

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday that he pushed for the creation of a Boracay Press Corps during the six-month closure of the island resort. In a press briefing, Roque said in last Friday’s Cabinet meeting, he appealed to

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Coast Guard ship to conduct patrol in Boracay arrives: spokesman

April 23, 2018

The Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV-4409) BRP Cabra that will be used to patrol off the waters of Boracay Island has arrived in the area on Monday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Monday. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said BRP

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Nigerian shot dead in front of appliance center in Las Pinas

April 23, 2018

A Nigerian national was killed in a shooting incident in Las Piñas City on Monday morning. Supt. Jenny Tecson, public information officer of the Southern Police District, said the victim as Didicus Ohaeri residing at Block 6 Lot 8, Phase 4, Elisa

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Albayalde orders cops to file “airtight” cases vs drug suspects

April 23, 2018

Newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde has ordered cops to file air tight cases against drug suspects. “We have to make our cases airtight in any case on buy-bust operation especially (if) there are some technicalities that

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Comelec expects high number of hotspots for May barangay, youth polls

April 23, 2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects the number of election hotspots to be high for the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls. Acting Comelec chairman Al Parreño said in an interview this is because those contending for the posts live

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Grab says nearly 500 drivers sanctioned after cancellations

April 23, 2018

Grab Philippines has sanctioned almost 500 drivers last week following an internal investigation into mounting complaints of drivers cancelling passengers’ bookings, the company said in a statement on Monday. “We will never tolerate any behavior that compromises the quality of

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