Eight dead in Camarines Sur vehicular accident

November 7, 2019

Eight died and ten were injured in a vehicular accident in Camarines Sur Wednesday evening. According to the Pamplona Municipal Police, around 8 pm a JRV passenger bus was traversing along Zone 4, Barangya Sanvicente Pamplona in Camarines Sur and

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Dominguez sees 2019 growth of 6%

November 7, 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III remains optimistic that full-year  expansion could hit the lower band of the official growth forecast of 6-7 percent as the economy grew 6.2 percent in 2019’s third quarter, buoyed by the government’s catch-up spending plan

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Philippine economy grew 6.2% in the third quarter

November 7, 2019

Philippine third quarter growth reached 6.2 percent from six percent in the same period last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA) said Thursday.  Second quarter growth amounted to 5.5 percent. This came after gross domestic product decelerated for two

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PNP donates P2 million worth of relief goods for quake-affected families in Makilala

November 6, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP)  in Wednesday donated P2 million worth of relief goods for the earthquake-affected families in Makilala, North Cotabato. PNP’s officer-in-charge, Police Lieutenant Archie Francisco Gamboa, visited the province to tour the compound of Makilala Municipal Hall

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Duterte may take a rest as ASEAN counterparts observed he’s “overworked,” Palace says

November 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte may take a rest as his counterparts in southeast Asia commented he seemed to be “overworked,” Malacanang said on Wednesday. Duterte returned on Monday night from a four-day trip to Thailand where he attended the 35th ASEAN

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Army to donate funds for quake victims

November 6, 2019

The Philippine Army to allocate funds from soldiers’ meal allowances to help victims of the recent earthquakes in southern Philippines. “Every donation will be deducted from each Army personnel’s subsistence allowance for the month of November, which is equivalent to

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DILG said no crackdown vs militant groups

November 6, 2019

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday said there is no crackdown against militant groups after the arrest of more than 50 of their members in separate operations nationwide. Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said in an interview

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”Quiel” gains strength as it remains stationary over West Philippine Sea

November 6, 2019

Tropical Storm ”Quiel” slightly intensified as it remained almost stationary over the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Pagasa) said Wednesday.  According to the weather bureau, ”Quiel” has maximum winds of up to 75

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