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MIAA assistant general manager goes on leave after being tagged in Senate smuggling probe

August 23, 2017

The Manila International Airport Authority  (MIAA) has designated an officer-in-charge as temporary replacement for Assistant General Manager Allen Capuyan who went on leave Tuesday after his name was cropped up during in a Senate hearing on smuggling. MIAA general manager

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4 die in Zamboanga Sibugay landslide

August 23, 2017

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four people were buried alive while three survived in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a regional police spokesperson said Wednesday. Chief Inspector Helen Galvez said the fatalities were: Jeffrey Lamparas;

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PNP says it has no links with group calling for Duterte’s ouster

August 23, 2017

The Philippine National Police said it has no links with the Patriotic and Democratic Movement (PADEM), a group which represents the police and military calling for the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged “betrayal of public trust and in violation

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Workshop on Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration set

August 23, 2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs and other government agencies is conducting a  workshop on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the “Philippine position” regarding the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). “This interagency workshop on the Global Compact

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LTFRB warns Grab for fare surge

August 22, 2017

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) warned on Tuesday transportation network vehicle Grab it will be punished amid complaints of sudden surge of its rate after the suspension of rival Uber. In a press briefing in Malacanang, LTFRB chairman Martin

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Duterte meets Australian intelligence official

August 22, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte met on Tuesday with Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) director general Nicholas Peter Warner in Malacanang, where regional security issues were tackled. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the meeting between Duterte and Warner, a former secretary of

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Pacquiao wants rematch with Horn in Manila: tourism official

August 22, 2017

Filipino boxing icon Emmanuel Pacquiao wants to hold his rematch with Australian boxer Jeff Horn in the Philippines before his birthday in December, a government official said on Tuesday. In a phone interview with the Daily Manila Shimbun, Assistant Tourism Secretary

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Diokno says supplemental budget may be needed to fund free tuition fee in SUCs

August 22, 2017

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Tuesday a supplemental budget may be passed to fund the free tuition fee in state-run higher educational and vocational institutions starting next year. Diokno told reporters in Manila the government needs Pa 50 billion budget for

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