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Lorenzana wants Philippines to name undersea features in Benham Rise

February 14, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana wants the Philippines to name the undersea features in Benham Rise. “As for me, I would also give these features Philippine names,” he said on Wednesday. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the Philippines Institute

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Dela Rosa gets Indonesian award for anti-drug campaign

February 14, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa reiterated continuing toughness in the campaign against illegal drugs after getting an award from the Indonesian government on Wednesday. Dela Rosa thanked Indonesian President Joko Widodo and the head of the Indonesian National Police

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At least four dead from Basyang as it weakens: police

February 14, 2018

At least four persons were reported dead due to a tropical storm which has weakened into a depression, authorities said Wednesday. The fourth fatality, according to the Central Visayas Regional Police, was a 71-year-old woman who was swept away in

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Diokno says peso’s weakness “temporary”

February 14, 2018

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno allayed concerns on Wednesday the depreciation of the peso against the US dollar, saying it is just “temporary”. In a press conference Wednesday, Diokno said the Development Budget Coordinating Committee has actually widened its foreign exchange

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Philippine deaths from drug operations breach 4,000: PDEA

February 14, 2018

Deaths due to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs has breached 4,000, according to government’s official data. In a press conference on “real numbers” in Malacanang Wednesday, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director and spokesman Derrick Carreon said from

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Immigration allowing OFWs on vacation to return to their jobs in Kuwait

February 14, 2018

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is allowing Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait who are on vacation in the Philippines to leave and return to their jobs. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente made the announcement Wednesday upon learning that the Department

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Hike in right-of-way budget to ensure full use of Japanese loans, Diokno says

February 14, 2018

The Philippine government has increased its budget in the right-of-way (ROW) payments to fast-track the implementation of huge infrastructure projects, including those to be funded by Japan, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Wednesday. In a press conference,

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Alvarez directs MIAA officials to decongest NAIA in 45 days

February 14, 2018

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez directed  Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) officials to put their operations in order within 45 days and warned airlines to comply with government rules or face possible cancellation of their franchises, a statement from the Office

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