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NCRPO probing 16 cops caught with contraband inside Bilibid

October 22, 2019

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is investigating the 16 police officers who were allegedly caught trafficking contraband inside the New Bilibid Prison. In a statement, NCRPO’s Acting Regional Director, Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, said the cops involved

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PSE index up, peso retreats vs US dollar

October 22, 2019

The main Philippine share index gained while the peso lost ground against the US dollar  on Tuesday. The peso settled at P51.18 from Monday’s P51.105. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.396

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Duterte cuts short trip to Japan due to “unbearable” pain on spinal column

October 22, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to cut short his trip to Japan due to “unbearable” pain he has been experiencing on his spinal column near pelvic, Malacanang said on Tuesday. The pain was attributed to his fall from a motorcycle

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19 Filipinos hurt in road mishap in Rome

October 22, 2019

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said 19 Filipinos were injured in a road mishap in Italy last week. DFA’s Chargé d’Affaires Candy Cypres-Buazon said the accident happened in Via Cassia, north of Rome last October 16. The

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Duterte taps Garcia as next Coast Guard commandant

October 22, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Vice Admiral Joel Garcia as the 28th commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard. Capt. Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, said Tuesday based on the “letter of appointment signed by the President last October 21, Vice Admiral

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Duterte leaves for Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony

October 21, 2019

  President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday left to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito. Duterte departed from Davao City around 6:30 pm. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo called the president’s delegation “lean” compared to his

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42% of Filipinos consider themselves poor: SWS

October 21, 2019

An estimated 10.3 million or 42 percent of Filipino families considered themselves as poor, according to the Social Weather Station (SWS) survey Monday. “The resulting 42 percent three-quarter average proportion of Self-Rated Poor (SRP) families for 2019 is 6 points

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Detained Japanese faces another charge

October 21, 2019

A Japanese who is detained at the Mandaluyong City Police Station was slapped with a charge for raping the daughter of his former wife. Mandaluyong CPS chief of police, Colonel Remigio Sedante said Monday a warrant of arrest was served

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