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Duterte’s high rating attributed to his political will, Palace says

January 12, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte’s political will to defeat terrorists in Mindanao and other positive developments on the economy have pushed his net trust rating to “excellent,” his spokesman said on Friday. The Fourth Quarter 2017 Social Weather Stations survey, conducted from

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Tricycle driver runs away with Japanese’s belongings in Iloilo

January 12, 2018

A Japanese national lost her belongings after the tricycle driver left her while she alighted to buy bottled water in Iloilo City last Thursday, police said. La Paz town police station chief Inspector Jerwin Serbano told the Daily Manila Shimbun

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DFA forms inter-agency group to look into comfort women statue

January 12, 2018

Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said a government inter-agency group has been formed to look into a monument honoring Filipino women who were forced to work in brothels for Japanese occupation troops during World War II. The seven-foot

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Soldiers recover firearms, improvised bombs in Davao del Sur

January 12, 2018

Government troops have recovered high powered firearms and improvised bomb after an encounter with  alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in Davao del Sur on Thursday night. Lt. Celine Castro, civil military operations officer of the Army’s 73rd Infantry Battalion, said

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ADB head cites need for effective urban planning in PH as wife upset after he was late 2hrs for dinner due to traffic

January 12, 2018

Admitting that his wife became upset after he failed to reach home for dinner on time due to heavy traffic  in Metro Manila, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao underscored on Friday the need for effective urban planning in the Philippines. In a

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Dela Rosa promises “bloodless” Oplan Tokhang

January 12, 2018

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) said Oplan Tokhang, the controversial anti-drug program said to have resulted in thousands of deaths, will be revived in a “bloodless” manner. “The spirit of Tokhang is really a bloodless campaign if  implemented properly.

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Mandaluyong City condo buy-bust yields at least P600,000 of illegal drugs

January 12, 2018

Ecstasy, in liquid and tablet form and cocaine were seized by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) during a buy-bust operation in a condominium in Mandaluyong City on Thursday. The suspected ecstasy and cocaine retailer and supplier were

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Retired military officials unhappy with gov’t move suspending indexing pension to pay hike. AFP respects decision

January 11, 2018

Retired military officials were not happy with the decision of the government to suspend by one year the indexation of their pension. “Definitely their (retirees) reaction is negative but they also have to understand that the budgetary requirement cannot be

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