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Navy’s second SSV arriving on Saturday

May 4, 2017

The Philippine Navy’s second Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) will arrive in the country on Saturday. Captain Lued Lincuna, Navy spokesman,  said SSV Davao Del Sur (Landing Tank) LD602, left Surabaya Indonesia for Manila last Wednesday. “The Commander Philippine Fleet Rear

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MRT3 contractor says gov’t can’t end its three-year unilaterally

May 4, 2017

Busan Universal Rail, Inc., which has a three-year contract ending 2019 to maintain the Metro Rail Transit, said on Thursday the government cannot unilaterally terminate its arrangement because of reports of daily train stoppages. In a response to a letter

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Coast Guard sends MRRV to patrol Benham Rise

May 4, 2017

The Philippine Coast Guard deployed one of its Multi Role Response Vessel (MRRV) from Japan to patrol Benham Rise for the first time. Commander Armando Balilo, Coast Guard spokesman, said Thursday BRP Malapascua  left headquarters to conduct maritime security operation

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MICC multi-stakeholders review to continue: DOF exec

MICC multi-stakeholders review to continue: DOF exec

May 4, 2017

The Department of Finance (DOF) respects the decision of the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) to reject the appointment of Gina Lopez as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). But Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin said this

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Over 12 million Filipinos considered hypertensive: health department

Over 12 million Filipinos considered hypertensive: health department

May 4, 2017

More than 12 million adult Filipinos are considered suffering from hypertension as around 200,000 deaths yearly can be due directly or indirectly to high blood pressure and not knowing their condition make them” walking time bombs,” Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial

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Duterte, Xi discuss regional developments in phone conversation

May 3, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged views about regional developments, including the recently concluded 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the situation in the Korean Peninsula, during their phone conversation on Wednesday. Department of

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PNP orders inventory of all police jails

May 3, 2017

The Philippine National Police ordered its regional directors to list all detention cells following the discovery of an allegedly secret jail at the Tondo police station in Manila last week. Thirteen police officials were administratively relieved after an inspection by

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Tax reform package clears House ways and means committee

Tax reform package clears House ways and means committee

May 3, 2017

With a vote of 17- 4 and three abstentions, the House committee on ways and means Wednesday approved the Comprehensive Tax Reform Package, which proposes a P6 tax on petroleum products and ad valorem tax on new cars that could

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