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Military rescues pilot, student in plane crash at Aurora

November 10, 2017

The military rescued on Thursday a pilot and a student of a Cessna plane that made an emergency landing in the mountainous area of Aurora province last Tuesday. 1Lt. Catherine Hapin, the public affairs office chief of the Army’s 7th Infantry Division,

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Health secretary stunned over “low” coverage of immunization

November 10, 2017

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he was “shocked” at how has  immunization coverage fallen since he was at the helm of the department in 2010. In his speech at the 18th Philippine National Immunization Conference (PNIC), Duque admitted that

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Li’s visit to Manila to firm up RP-China ties, says senior Chinese envoy

November 10, 2017

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will travel to Manila on Sunday to November 16, not only to attend the series of leaders’ meetings on East Asia cooperation, including the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) Summit, the 20th ASEAN-China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (10+3)

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Military finishes clearing roads of unexploded bombs in Marawi

November 10, 2017

The military has completed the clearing operation of roads in the main battle area of Marawi City, a spokesman said Friday. “The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has already cleared 100 percent of roads in the main battle area of

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Philippines wins seat in UNESCO board

November 9, 2017

The Philippines won its bid for a seat in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board in elections held in Paris, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Thursday. In a statement, the DFA said the

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Duterte says less developed economies do not need charity

November 9, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte rejected on Thursday charity for less developed economies to improve the people’s lives. In a speech at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Vietnam, Duterte stressed the importance of having greater market access for less developed

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Signal number one raised in 20 areas, including Metro Manila

November 9, 2017

Signal number one has been raised over 20 areas, including Metro Manila due to Tropical Depression Salome, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Thursday. In a press briefing, weather specialist Nikos Penaranda said Salome continued

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QCPD identifies, relieves, charges cops in catcalling incident

November 9, 2017

The Quezon City Police District said two policemen who made cat calls at a woman have been identified, relieved and charged with violating a city ordinance. In a statement Thursday, Chief Superintendent Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar,  QC police district director, said

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