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Duterte directs all gov’t agencies to act vs ASF spread

October 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all concerned government agencies to ensure African Swine Fever would no longer spread in other parts of the country. In a statement on Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Office of the President, through

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Duterte asks new chief justice to ensure SC’s fairness, truthfulness

October 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has urged new Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta to ensure that the Supreme Court would be fair to everyone. Duterte made the call when he administered the oath taking of the new chief magistrate in a ceremony in

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Palace berates Robredo for “demonizing” war on drugs

October 24, 2019

Malacanang slammed on Thursday Vice President Leni Robredo when she again “demonized” President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration’s war against illegal drugs. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after Robredo branded as a failure the government’s bloody campaign against

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PSE index up, peso lower vs US dollar

October 24, 2019

The main Philippines share index closed slightly higher but the peso was lower against the US dollar on Thursday. The peso ended at P51.24 from P50.97. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached

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Bilibid inmates happy after huts of high-value prisoners destroyed: NCRPO

October 24, 2019

The acting director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Thursday said less fortunate inmates were happy after huts of privileged high value prisoners inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) were finally destroyed. In a press briefing, Police

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Monetary Board reduces reserve requirements

October 24, 2019

The Monetary Board (MB) announced Thursday the reduction in the reserve requirement ratio by one percentage point for universal, commercial and thrift banks. The MB complemented the move with a reduction in the reserve requirement for non-bank financial institutions with

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Philippines, China ink six bilateral accords

October 24, 2019

The governments of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China have signed and exchanged six bilateral documents on the feasibility studies for two big-ticket projects under President Rodrigo Duterte’s centerpiece “Build, Build, Build” program and four other agreements covering

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Palace, DFA deny Duterte “unceremoniously ignored” in Japan

October 24, 2019

Malacanang and the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) denied on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to cut short his trip to Japan was because he was “unceremoniously ignored” there. “Absolutely false,” said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who accompanied

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