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January tourist arrivals a new record: Tourism department

February 21, 2018

Monthly visitor arrivals hit an  all-time high of 732,506 in January, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday. Tourism officials credited the figure, showing a 15.97 percent increase from January last year, to the  efforts of “Team DOT,” the stakeholder

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Dela Rosa welcomes term extension as PNP chief

February 21, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa welcomes another term extension announced by President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday night. “(I am) happy in the sense that I still have the trust and confidence of the president and we will continue to

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Two officials said to have role in giving certificate of product registration on dengue vaccine relieved

February 21, 2018

Two officials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been relieved and reassigned due to their alleged links with issuing a Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) to Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. for its dengue vaccine. In a department order, Health

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DFA says Kuwait extends amnesty for overstaying Filipinos until April 22

February 21, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Kuwait announced late Tuesday it is extending its amnesty for overstaying Filipino workers after the Philippines made the request to allow it to accommodate more workers who want to go home. In his report

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Duterte to extend PNP chief’s term “for a little bit longer”

February 20, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he will extend further the term of office of Philippine National Police  (PNP) Director General Ronald dela Rosa “for a little bit longer.” In a speech before Indian businessmen in Malacanang, Duterte said since there are still

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Duterte just followed SEC in revoking Rappler’s Malacanang accreditation: official

February 20, 2018

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea clarified on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte only followed the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) why the reporter of Rappler, an online news website, was barred from covering Malacanang. Medialdea told reporters that SEC decision

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Palace bars Rappler reporter from covering Duterte

February 20, 2018

A reporter of Rappler, an online news agency, was barred from covering President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacanang on Tuesday. Pia Ranada, Rappler’s beat reporter, was stopped by members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) from entering the Palace when she was

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Filipinos “helpless witnesses” in Duterte’s “creeping dictatorship,” Trillanes claims

February 20, 2018

Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged Tuesday that Filipinos are “helpless witnesses” in the alleged “creeping dictatorship” under President Rodrigo Duterte. In a forum with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP), Trillanes said the alleged extrajudicial killings nationwide

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