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Palace accepts Chinese vessel shipowner’s apology over Recto Bank boat sinking incident

August 28, 2019

Malacañang accepted on Wednesday the apology extended by the owner of the Chinese vessel which rammed the fishing boat carrying 22 Filipino fishermen in Recto Bank last June. This was after the president of the Guangdong Fishery Mutual Insurance Association

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”Jenny” leaves Philippine Area of Responsibility

August 28, 2019

Tropical Storm ”Jenny” slightly intensified as it left the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Wednesday. According to the weather bureau, ”Jenny” had maximum winds of 75 kilometers per hour and gusts

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Owner of Chinese ship that rammed Filipino boat apologizes

August 28, 2019

The owner of the Chinese ship that rammed and sunk a Filipino fishing vessel in Recto Bank on June 9 has apologized for the incident. The Philippine Embassy in China on Wednesday said a August 28, 2019 memorandum for Foreign

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BuCor official shot dead in Muntinlupa

August 28, 2019

A Bureau of Corrections ( BuCor) official  was shot dead by an unidentified suspect in Muntinlupa City last Tuesday. In a report from Muntinlupa City Police Station, they identified the suspect as Ruperto Traya Jr., 53, chief administrative officer 3

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Three, including child, die in fire on a ferry: PCG

August 28, 2019

Three people, including a child, died in a fire on a ferry off the waters of Dapitan City early Wednesday. Capt. Armando Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman, said based on initial report MV Lite Ferry 16 was approximately 1.5

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NCRPO ”concerned” with rising casino-related kidnappings

August 28, 2019

The National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) on Wednesday said they are “concerned” with the growing casino-related kidnapping incidents. “Most of these cases happened in Metro Manila, so we are really concerned about this,” Police Major General Guillermo Eleazar,

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PNP leaves it to court if de Lima can do video conference during Senate sessions

August 28, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it will be up to the court whether they will allow detained Senator Leila de Lima to do a video conference during Senate sessions. “Well, we will wait on the decision of the court.

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Pilot test for national ID system rolls out next week: Pernia

August 28, 2019

The pilot test for the national ID system will roll out next week, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said in a TV interview on Wednesday.  “This will facilitate (financial inclusion) because even those who don’t have any IDs now, those

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