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Roque: Duterte skipped APEC gala dinner to oversee recovery efforts of kidnapped Vietnamese

November 11, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte skipped on Friday the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gala dinner and cultural presentation as he had to attend to the problem back home involving the Vietnamese fishermen who were kidnapped by the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group, his

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Duterte, Trump had brief cordial exchanges at APEC sidelines, officials say

November 11, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte and United States President Donald Trump had a brief exchange of pleasantries at the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting in Vietnam on Saturday. The two leaders shook hands and Trump told Duterte “see

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Customs foils wildlife smuggling

November 11, 2017

Authorities have intercepted wildlife species contained in outbound parcels at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Friday, the Bureau of Customs said on Saturday. The seven packages bound for Taiwan via China Airlines CI-704 loads 123 Chinese Soft Shell Turtles

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Duterte skips APEC gala dinner

November 10, 2017

DA NANG — President Rodrigo Duterte skipped Friday night the  Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala dinner and cultural presentation hosted by Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano and his wife, Lani, are attending on behalf of Duterte.

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Aquino posts P40,000 bail at Sandiganbayan Third Division over Mamasapano

November 10, 2017

Former President Benigno Aquino III on Friday posted bail  before the Sandiganbayan Third Division for graft and usurpation of authority in connection with the deaths of 44 police commandos in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015 where they were going to neutralize

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Processing exit clearances for Filipino workers going abroad temporarily halted

November 10, 2017

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will temporarily suspend accepting and processing exit clearances for overseas Filipino workers due to persistent reports of illegal recruitment. In a press conference, Labor Secretary

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Baby, cop die, 6 hurt in ambush by alleged NPAs 

November 10, 2017

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A four-month-old baby and a policeman were killed while six were wounded in an ambush allegedly by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Bukidnon, the military reported Friday. Capt. Norman Tagros, civil military operations officer of the

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Ex-Customs officials Gambala, Maestrecampo appointed to DOTr

November 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials Milo Maestrecampo and Gerardo Gambala to the Department of Transportation. Maestrecampo and Gambala, both mutineers during the Arroyo administration, quit from the BOC after they were dragged in the

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