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Relief looms for Valenzuela police intel chief

June 20, 2017

The chief of the intelligence branch of the Valenzuela Police Station may be relieved after a memorandum on a plan of the Maute Group to conduct bombings in Metro Manila  spread in social media. The memorandum, which was signed by

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P5,000 additional help to each student in Yolanda-affected areas approved: CHED

June 20, 2017

The Commission on Higher Education has approved an additional P5,000 financial assistance to each college student in Yolanda-affected areas, an official said on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, CHED Commissioner Prospero de Vera III said the government has

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UAE court acquits Filipina from alleged murder

June 20, 2017

The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Court of Appeals in Al Ain acquitted Jennifer Dalquez from the alleged crime of murder at a hearing on June  19.

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Marawi won’t be Islamic State new hub: Abella

June 20, 2017

Marawi City is unlikely to be a new hub for terrorist Islamic State, Malacanang said on Tuesday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the Armed Forces of the Philippines has pre-empted the IS-linked Maute Terror Group from

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NFA rice buffer stocks good only for 6 days

June 19, 2017

The National Food Authority said it is now stretching its rice stocks, which could only last for six days, way below the mandate. NFA spokesperson Marietta Ablaza said NFA is waiting for the NFA Council’s resolution approving the terms of

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Smoke at top floor of Okada Manila promptly put out

June 19, 2017

Guests and employees of  Okada Manila were evacuated after a smoke was detected in the upper floor of the building on Monday morning. A Paranaque Central Fire Station official said a hotel guard smelled something burning around 10:55 a.m. in

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Stock index nears 8,000-point mark

Stock index nears 8,000-point mark

June 19, 2017

Stocks rebounded on Monday, with the Philippine Stock Exchange Index finishing close to the 8,000 point mark. The index closed 61.53 points higher to 7,943.75. in the broader market, there were 91 gainers, 102 decliners and 49 unchanged. Volume reached

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Ombudsman affirms dismissal of officials from Commission on Muslim Filipinos for involvement in  P3.8m PDAF scam

Ombudsman affirms dismissal of officials from Commission on Muslim Filipinos for involvement in  P3.8m PDAF scam

June 19, 2017

The Office of the Ombudsman has affirmed the dismissal of five executives from the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) for their complicity in the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. In a statement Monday, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has

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