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Japanese found dead in Angeles City apartment

December 21, 2017

A Japanese national was found dead inside his apartment in Angeles City, Pampanga last Saturday, police said on Thursday. SPO1 Jaypee Anthony Taloban of the Angeles City Police Office said the Japanese was found inside Narra Apartment, 401B Narra Road

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New Navy chief assures acquisition of frigates still on track

December 21, 2017

Rear Admiral Robert Empredad, acting Philippine Navy Acting Flag Officer in Command,  assures Thursday the acquisition of the country’s first two missile armed frigates is still on track despite the sudden change of leadership. “The frigate is not been delayed,

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Palace distances self from zero allocation for opposition lawmakers

December 21, 2017

Malacanang has nothing to do with the decision of the leadership of the House of Representatives to remove the allocation for infrastructure projects of some 24 opposition lawmakers, an official said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry

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Truck dives into 30-meter ravine in Ifugao: police

December 21, 2017

A driver and two of his passengers were rushed to the hospital after their white dump truck dove into a 30-meter ravine in Tinoc, Ifugao on Wednesday night. Police said the driver Christopher Joedel Valdez, 37, from Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya

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3 dead as fast craft with 251 passengers sinks in Quezon: Coast Guard

December 21, 2017

Three were reported dead as a fast craft with 251 passengers on board sank in the vicinity of waters between Dinahican, Quezon and Polilio Island, the Coast Guard said Thursday. Capt Armand Balilo, Coast Guard spokesman, told ANC Channel that

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DND says suspension of military operation vs NPAs is not continuous

December 21, 2017

The Department of National Defense (DND) officially declared the implementation of the suspension of military operation during the observance of the holiday seasons. In a press release issued Thursday, DND Public Affair Service Chief Arsenio Andolong clarifies the implementation of

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Gov’t Christmas truce with Reds hangs

December 20, 2017

Will there be a declaration of unilateral truce by the Philippine government with the communist New People’s Army during the Christmas holidays? On Wednesday morning, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte announced Tuesday night there will be a

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Tropical depression “Vinta” sighted in Surigao del Sur

December 20, 2017

A day after a storm left the country which left at least 33 dead, a new low pressure area located east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur has developed into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Service Administration

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