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Pasay City councilor dies in shooting at SM Southmall

August 6, 2017

A Pasay City  councilor was shot Saturday evening at SM Southmall in Las Pinas and police said this is a murder case and not robbery or terrorism. Borbie Rivera, 39, was rushed to the Asian Hospital in Muntinlupa City but

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DOE hosts dialogue on Asia energy issues

August 6, 2017

The Department of Energy (DOE) plays host to the three-day Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) that will tackle energy security, sustainability and resiliency starting Monday, August 7, in the island of Panglao in Bohol. On the first day, the first session

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Metro Pacific tollway unit submits unsolicited proposal to cnnect Manila-Cavite Expressway to Sangley Point

August 6, 2017

The tollway unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. has submitted an unsolicited proposal to the government to build an expressway connecting the Manila-Cavite Expressway to Sangley Point in Cavite City. Cavitex Holdings Inc, owned by MPIC last July 3 submitted

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 No Filipino involved in smuggling of 605 kilos of shabu in Philippines: China customss

August 6, 2017

China’s General Administration of Customs has certified no Filipino was involved in the shipment of the 605 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, which is the subject of the ongoing investigation by Congress,  a statement from the Bureau of Customs

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One shot in driveway outside SM Southmall

August 5, 2017

One person was shot in a driveway outside SM Southmall in Las Pinas Saturday night, reports said. The person was brought to the nearest hospital accompanied by a emergency response team, SM Supermalls said in its Twitter account. An initial

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ASEAN foreign ministers extend plan of action to implement nuclear free zone treaty

August 5, 2017

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) extended the implementation of a plan of action of the nuclear free zone treaty for five more years. In a statement by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Saturday,

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Philippines to correct human rights matters in planned meeting with Tillerson

August 5, 2017

The Philippines will correct misimpressions on the human rights situation if US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson raises the topic in his planned meeting with government officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to meet

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Magnitude 5 quake hits Bukidnon

August 5, 2017

Another earthquake hit a province in Mindanao on Saturday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a Magnitude 5 earthquake was recorded at 11 kilometers southwest of Valencia City, Bukidnon around 3:39 pm. The tremor occurred seven

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