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Firecracker-related injuries down 57%: health department

January 1, 2018

The recorded number of firecracker-related injuries for this holiday season has gone down by 68 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, the Department of Health (DOH) announced Monday. In a press conference at the East Ave. Medical Center

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Chairman of barangay watchmen who fired at van claims his people were fed wrong info

December 30, 2017

The chairman of a barangay whose watchmen allegedly fired first at a van containing a woman who was shot in a construction site Thursday night. claims his people were provided such information by a member of a group in the site. “They

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Military hurdled “challenging” tests, face tasks in 2018: Lorenzana

December 30, 2017

The year 2017 was considered as a very challenging year for the defense department and military despite their gains in the modernization program for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “Very challenging especially because of what happened in Marawi. It

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30% of Marawi City main battle area cleared by AFP

December 30, 2017

Thirty percent of the most affected areas, previously the main battle area in Marawi City, was cleared by the military forces. “The Joint Engineer Task Group (JETG) continues its main mission of clearing explosives completing around 30 percent of the

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Firecracker injuries still lower than last year: health department

December 30, 2017

Injuries from firecracker-related cases remain lower than the same period last year on the penultimate day of 2017, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday. Aksyon: Paputok Injury Reduction 2017 reported 77 firecracker-related injuries have been recorded nationwide as of

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Duterte administration elated with 96% of Filipinos welcoming New Year with hope: Roque

December 30, 2017

Pleased with the latest survey on 96 percent of Filipinos welcoming the New Year with hope, the Philippines government urged people to “help the Administration in laying down the foundation of a prosperous and peaceful nation.” In a statement by

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Diokno sees stock market sustaining “bull run” in 2018

December 30, 2017

Budget Secretary Ben Diokno said the record close of the Philippine Stock Exchange index on the last trading day of the year on Friday is “phenomenal”, showing the country “is on the right path to progress.” “I expect that the

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US wishes Philippines well in reconstruction of Marawi, pledged support for counter-terrorism operations in Philippines

December 30, 2017

The United States wished the Philippines well in its reconstruction of Marawi City and pledged continued US support for stabilization efforts in Marawi and counter-terrorism operations in the Philippines. This was the gist of  last week’s phone conversation between US

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