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Four South Koreans sustain minor injuries in bus accident in Aklan

December 27, 2017

Four South Koreans had minor injuries when the bus they were on was “accidentally bumped by a dump truck” in Barangay Tanayakan, Tangalan town in Aklan province, police said Wednesday. Injured were Kim Young Hee, female, 44; Kwon Yug Yeong,

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BI officers foiled attempt to smuggle three Iranians disguised as Belgians

December 27, 2017

Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the  Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have foiled another attempt by an international trafficking syndicate to smuggle a family of three Iranians disguised as Belgians. In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente Wednesday,

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Marawi rehab efforts continue following typhoon

December 27, 2017

ILIGAN CITY – Despite the onslaught of Typhoon Vinta in Mindanao, rehabilitation efforts for Marawi trudges onward with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), various peace advocates, stakeholders, and locals

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Cayetano denies reports Philippines transferring embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

December 26, 2017

Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday denied the Philippines is transferring its embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “We have communicated clearly to all our friends in the Middle East that there hasn’t been any discussion or move to

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4 BIFF members killed in air strike: military spokesman

December 26, 2017

Four members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were reported killed and five wounded during an airstrike  in Maguindanao on Monday night, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Capt. Arvin Encinas of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division said the airstrike was launched after

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NDRRMC admits chances of finding survivors in storm-hit areas “slim”

December 26, 2017

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) admits the chances of finding survivors in areas ravaged by Tropical Storm “Vinta” are  “slim”. “We are coordinating with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the head of the

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Duterte gov’t “accomplished much,” Palace says in yearender

December 26, 2017

The Duterte administration has “accomplished much” during the past year, particularly in addressing illegal drugs, criminality and corruption, Malacanang said. The “key accomplishments” were contained in the Year-End Report 2017, which the Palace released on Tuesday. “This year-end report highlights

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5 hurt as van falls into 100-meter ravine in Mountain Province

December 26, 2017

LA TRINIDAD — Five passengers, including the driver of a white Hyundai  van, were injured after the vehicle fell into a 100-meter ravine in Sitio Tiguing, barangay Losad, Sabangan, Mt. Province Monday night. Chief Inspector Carolina Lacuata, spokesperson of the Cordillera police, said

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