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Cop killed, person wounded as gunmen fire on vehicle in Pasig

February 16, 2018

A policeman  was killed while another person was wounded as armed men shot them inside a vehicle in Pasig City on Thursday night. Senior Supt. Orlando Yebra Jr., Pasig City police chief said the victims were SPO2 Ernesto Sanchez, assigned at District

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Duterte tells Norway peace goal must be with due regard to national interest

February 16, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has impressed upon Norway while he is committed to peace with the communist rebels, this should be anchored on what is the national interest. Duterte met in Davao City on Thursday Idun Tvedt, the Norwegian special envoy

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Palace distances self from Quiboloy’s brief detention in Hawaii

February 16, 2018

Malacanang distanced itself on Friday from the issue hounding President Rodrigo Duterte’s friend Davao-based evangelist Apollo Quiboloy who was briefly detained in Hawaii after his private plane was found to have huge amount of cash and gun parts. In a radio interview,

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Probe over Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth can be revived as termination due to AMLC refusal to provide “vital data”: Ombudsman

February 15, 2018

The investigation against President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth could still be revived, the Office of the Ombudsman said on Thursday. In a statement, the Ombudsman clarified that the field investigation on the complaints against Duterte and some members of his

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Duterte cites “enduring friendship” with Chinese as he greets them on Lunar New Year

February 15, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte underscored on Thursday the Philippines’ “enduring friendship” with the Chinese as he joins the Chinese-Filipino community in celebrating the Lunar New Year. In his message, Duterte said the Philippines shares a long and colorful history with the Chinese. “This

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Record December remittance push 2017 total to $31.3 billion

February 15, 2018

Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) posted a new record high at $3 billion in December 2017, up by 7.9 percent relative to the level in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Thursday. This

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Kuwait vows to bring Filipina’s killers to justice

February 15, 2018

As murdered Filipina overseas worker Joanna Demafelis makes her final journey home today, Kuwaiti authorities assured the Philippines they will get her killers and bring them to justice. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday officials of the Kuwaiti

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Duterte to ask tourism chief to explain overseas trips with make-up artist, clerks

February 15, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte will sk Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to explain report that she brought with her in her foreign trips her make-up artist and office clerks, Malacanang said on Thursday. The Philippine Star reported that in her 2016 and

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