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Four soldiers injured as truck falls into ravine while avoiding bus: police

December 30, 2017

Four soldiers were injured as their KM 450 truck fell into a ravine while trying to avoid an incoming bus  in the province of Bukidnon on Friday morning, police said Saturday. The Philippine National Police (PNP) regional office identified the

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Duterte leads Rizal Day ceremonies in Luneta Park

December 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte led the commemoration of the 121 st martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal in Manila on Saturday morning. The event, which includes flag rising and wreath laying ceremonies, was witnessed by war veterans, students and civilian at the Rizal monument

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OCD says 13 recorded dead in Mimaropa from Typhoon Vinta

December 29, 2017

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Mimaropa region has recorded more than a dozen of fatalities because of Typhoon Vinta. Based on their latest report Friday,  the OCD has recorded a total of 13 fatalities in the province of

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Spreading fake news not gov’t policy, Roque says

December 29, 2017

Malacanang said on Friday  spreading fake news is not a policy of the Duterte administration. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said there could be “a few supporters” of President Rodrigo Duterte who are spreading fake news but it does not mean

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20 injured in road accident in Negros Occidental: police

December 29, 2017

Twenty persons, including a driver, were injured in a road accident involving a passenger jeepney in the province of Negros Occidental on Thursday afternoon, a police report said Friday. In a report, the Negros Occidental Provincial Police said the incident

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Duterte signs law prohibiting expiration of gift certificates

December 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a law prohibiting issuance of gift checks that bear expiry dates, as well as imposing an expiry date on the stored value, credit, or balance of the gift check. Republic Act No. 10962, otherwise known

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Dec. 8 declared as special non-working holiday as feast of Immaculate Conception

December 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a bill declaring December 8 of every year as a special non-working holiday in the entire country to commemorate the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the principal patroness of the Philippines. Republic

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Police officer abducted in Cotabato

December 29, 2017

A deputy chief of police in Cotabato was abducted by unidentified armed men on Thursday night. Supt. Bernard Tayong, North Cotabato provincial police spokesman, identified the victim as Inspector Menardo Nisperos, deputy chief of the President Roxas municipal police station.

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