Two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships arrive in Subic

January 5, 2017

Two warships of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Division arrived in Subic Bay Wednesday for a three-day port visit. Capt. Lued Lincuna, Philippine Navy spokesman, said JS Inazuma and JS Suzutsuki spearheaded by Captain Atsushi Minami, commander of the

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Duterte may visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar next month

January 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte may undertake official visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar next month after a business roadshow this month in the Middle East. George Barcelon, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), said in a forum

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Power bills may go up as high as P1.20 per kilowatt hour in March: energy department

January 5, 2017

Electric bills, particularly those in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, may increase by “an average of P1.20 per kilowatt hour” in March due to the shutdown of Malampaya power plant due to maintenance, the Department of Energy (DOE) said on

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More than 150 inmates escape from North Cotabato jail

January 5, 2017

More than 150 inmates bolted the North Cotabato District Jail early Wednesday after it was attacked by around 100 armed men believed to be members of a breakaway group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, police said. In a television

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Gov’t to “redo” assumptions behind country’s big infra project

January 4, 2017

The government “will redo the assumptions” on the country’s biggest public-private partnership project because it has not attracted investors. Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said Tuesday “ there were no takers. It’s not feasible as it was structured” of the

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134 up for pardon, but no NDF members: Aguirre

January 4, 2017

The justice department has recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte to grant executive clemency to 134 elderly and sick prisoners but Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said he could recall if the list includes those asked by the National Democratic Front to

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Philippines, China Coast Guard to meet here in February

January 4, 2017

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will meet their Chinese counterparts to discuss possible joint cooperation. Commander Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, confirmed the meeting, which was announced last Monday by Philippine Ambasador to China Chito Sta. Romana, but he said it

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Philippine, China coast guard meet to discuss cooperation ahead of fishing season

January 4, 2017

Philippine Ambassador to China Chito Sta Romana said cooperation between the coast guards of the two countries will be tested in March, the start of the fishing season in the Scarborough Shoal. Speaking at a forum on Monday, Sta Romana

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