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Sanofi Pasteur rejects health dep’t request for refund on used dengue vaccine

February 19, 2018

French drug company Sanofi Pasteur Monday remained firm in denying the request of the Department of Health (DOH) that the firm refund nearly P2 billion for used Dengvaxia doses and establish an indemnification fund for those given dengue vaccine shots.

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1.5b yen vessel traffic management system launched in Cebu to boost maritime safety

February 19, 2018

A 1.5 billion yen vessel traffic management system (VTMS) was recently launched in Cebu as part of  development cooperation between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to boost Philippine maritime safety. “Maritime safety is indispensable

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DFA and Philippine Embassy in Kuwait repatriate 130 OFWs from Kuwait

February 18, 2018

Around 130 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait arrived in Manila Saturday through a repatriation led by the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OMWA) and the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait. This brings the total number of repatriates

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Jeepney transport groups to protest vs gov’t modernization program, TRAIN

February 18, 2018

Transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) together with No to Jeepney Phase Out Coalition are set to hold a protest rally Monday against the government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program and Tax Reform

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Duterte’s special aide ” to tell all” in Senate hearing on frigate deal

February 18, 2018

Malacanang on Sunday said Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go will tell the truth on Monday’s Senate hearing on Philippine Navy’s multi-billion frigate project. “Expect Secretary Go to tell all, and as instructed by the President, he would

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General government debt to GDP slightly up

February 18, 2018

The country’s ratio of General Government debt to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stood att 36.4 percent as of end-June 2017, slightly up from the 35.3 percent recorded as of the same period in 2016, according to the Department of Finance (DOF) in a statement on Sunday. In a report to Finance Secretary

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Four police commandos injured after alleged NPAs attack in Antipolo

February 18, 2018

Four members of Philippine National Police- Special Action Force were injured after alleged members of the National People’s Army attacked them in Antipolo City Sunday morning. Initial report from PNP-Region 4A said the ambush happened around 6:30 am at Sitio

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2 die, 10 hurt as cargo truck falls on its side in Cebu

February 18, 2018

Two people died while 10 were injured after the cargo truck they were riding fell to its side in Toledo City, Cebu early Saturday morning. Toledo Police Station identified the fatalities as Maria Janila Bantoy, 52 and Antonietta Villarmia, 53.

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