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Transport leader cries harassment over LTFRB’s complaint against him

September 24, 2017

Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) leader George San Mateo said the case filed against him by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is only meant to harass him and discourage those drivers and operators opposing

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Duterte says he inherited wealth from parents

September 24, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has said he got his wealth from the sale of pieces of real property that he and his siblings inherited from their parents. During his dinner with reporters in Davao City last Friday, the President said he

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ASEAN raises concern over Rakhine situatuation

September 24, 2017

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers have expressed concern over the violence in Northern Rakhine State of Myanmar where hundreds of people, mostly insurgents, have already been killed. In a statement on Sunday, Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs

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Palace sees end of rebellion soon with control of bridge in Marawi

September 24, 2017

Malacanang expressed optimism that the Marawi siege would soon be over, particularly after a bridge close to Lake Lanao has been reclaimed by the soldiers. “Government troops’ control of the Masiu Bridge is a significant development in our goal of

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Palace welcomes P40B allocation for state college students’ free tuition

September 24, 2017

Malacanang on Sunday welcomed the move of the House of Representatives to earmark P40 billion for free education in state-run higher education institutions for 2018. Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, which President Rodrigo

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Series of quakes hit Lanao del Sur

September 24, 2017

Series of earthquakes hit Wao, Lanao del Sur early Sunday morning, with magnitude 5.4 as the strongest. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the first quake was recorded at 3 kilometers northwest with magnitude 4.4 at around

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More undocumented Filipinos expected to avail of Saudi amnesty program

September 24, 2017

The Philippines thanked on Sunday Saudi Arabia for extending an amnesty program, which will allow hundreds more of undocumented Filipinos in the kingdom to go home. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter

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Philippines welcomes final adoption of human rights report

September 23, 2017

The Philippines welcomed the final adoption of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Third Universal Periodic Report. “The adoption of the Philippine UPR Report in Geneva recognizes the human rights record of the Philippines and our country’s commitment to human

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