PAL flight for Manila returns to Los Angeles after engine trouble, passengers safe

November 23, 2019

A Philippine Airlines flight with 347 passengers and 18 crew bound for Manila returned for an emergency landing after the plane encountered engine trouble minutes after take-off at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) on Friday. In a statement,  PAL spokesperson Cielo

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Duterte says gov’t ”buying social unrest” for purchasing farmers’ palay

November 22, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday the government is “buying social unrest” for his order to the Department of Agriculture to purchase farmers’ palay at a higher price. In a speech in Sarangani province, Duterte said his duty is not

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PSE index, peso vs dollar end flat

November 22, 2019

The main Philippine stock index and the peso closed flat on Friday. The peso settled at P50.80 from Thursday’s P50.865 against the US dollar. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.099 billion

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Duterte assures clean elections in 2022

November 22, 2019

This early, President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Friday clean polls in 2022. Duterte made the assurance during the inauguration of the coal-fired power plant, Phase 2, of the Sarangani Energy Corp. and presentation of the hydropower project of Siguil Hydropower

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Duterte says no need for EO vs e-cigarettes, vaping in public

November 22, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he does not need to issue an executive order banning e-cigarettes and vaping in public places. In a speech in Sarangani, Duterte said his order to prohibit vaping is covered already by a law

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Rice importation to be strict, says Palace

November 22, 2019

The government will be stricter in the importation of rice and will buy the local farmers’ produce, Malacañang said on Friday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, quoting Agriculture Secretary William Dar, said there was no need to

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Palace says if Robredo “can’t stand heat,” then quit as ICAD co-chair

November 22, 2019

If Vice President Leni Robredo could not “stand the heat” anymore, she is free to quit as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said just like accepting a position,

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”Sarah” weakens into tropical depression

November 22, 2019

”Sarah” weakened into a tropical storm on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.  From winds of 95 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 115 kilometers per hour around 5 am, Sarah weakened at

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