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Cop, alleged drug suspect killed in Cebu buy-bust

February 20, 2018

A policeman and suspected drug personality were killed in a buy-bust operation in Cebu on Monday. Supt. Reyman Tolentin, spokesman of the central Visayas police region, identified them as PO2 Evie Espina and Jovelio Franza, an alleged high value target in Minglanilla,

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More troops sent to Sulu, other areas

February 20, 2018

More troops were sent to Sulu as well as the area of northern Mindanao and Caraga region as part of the government’s effort against the rebels and terrorist group in southern Philippines, a military official said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Cirilito

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Second batch of rebel returnees arrive in Manila

February 20, 2018

The second batch of rebel returnees from Eastern Mindanao arrived in Manila on Tuesday, a military spokesman said. Major Aristides Galang of the Philippine Air Force said rebel returnees who were transported via two C-130 arrived in Villamor Airbase at noon time. Major

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MILF’s Murad warns violent extremism to continue if BBL not passed

February 20, 2018

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim warned on Tuesday the fight against violent extremism could not be won in Mindanao if Congress would again fail to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. In a forum with

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DOTr hopes to restore number of MRT-3 trains soon

February 20, 2018

Hounded by glitches in the operations of the MRT-3 that reduced daily running trains from 11 in December to as low as seven, an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) told a Senate hearing it hopes to increase the

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Philippines eyes to expand food export market in Japan

February 20, 2018

The Department of Trade and Industry’s Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (DTI-CITEM) seeks to augment the Philippines’ trade relations with Japan as it showcases the country’s tropical flavors in the largest food fair in the Asia-Pacific region. Under

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JICA holds 1st pitch event for Japanese SMEs to expand business in Philippines

February 20, 2018

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is holding its first pitch event for Japanese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) this week in Manila to help the latter explore business ventures, address development issues, and make their products more suitable to

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ADB needs to reinvent itself in pursuit of Asia-Pacific inclusive growth: Dominguez

February 20, 2018

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has underscored the need for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to “reinvent” itself by pursuing new development programs to spell wider economic inclusion across the Asia-Pacific after helping transform the region into the “center of gravity”

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