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“Comfort woman” statue “missing” as another marker unveiled in Baclaran church

August 25, 2019

A “comfort woman” statue, which was removed last year along Roxas Boulevard in Manila following an apparent pressure from the Japanese government, has been allegedly missing. Movement for the Restoration of Peace and Order head Teresita Ang-See disclosed this after

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Red killed, 3 wounded in Army-NPA clashes in Ozamiz City

August 25, 2019

An alleged member of the New People’s Army was killed while three individuals, including two soldiers, were wounded in separate encounters in Ozamiz City early Sunday morning. The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Battalion said the first clash occurred at Barangay

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P19.8-M agri products, infrastructure damaged due to “Ineng” – OCD

August 25, 2019

Ilocos Norte has incurred at least P19.8-million worth of damage on its agriculture and infrastructure sectors due to Typhoon “Ineng,” the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Region 1 said on Sunday. Rice, corn, high-value commercial crops, fisheries, and livestock

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Immigration intercepts two more Korean fugitives at NAIA

August 25, 2019

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) two more Korean fugitives who are wanted for fraud in their country. BI Port Operations Chief Grifton Medina said that the two Koreans were intercepted separately at NAIA

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Bello orders probe of HK labor execs

August 25, 2019

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ordered on Sunday the investigation of officials in the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Hongkong following the replacement of an online system for processing, credentialing, welfare protection and data storage for overseas placement. In an

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‘Ineng’ makes landfall in Taiwan, but continues to be felt in Batanes and Babuyan

August 24, 2019

Severe Tropical Storm ”Ineng” made landfall over Pingtung County in southern Taiwan Saturday but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) the storm will continue to be felt here.   According to Pagasa’s severe weather bulletin, Ineng made landfall

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Rescuer, girl die as floods sweep Ilocos Norte: officials

August 24, 2019

A man who rescued a family at a low-lying village and a young girl were reported dead  while the town of Vintar and the city of Laoag in  Ilocos Norte were placed under state of calamity due to Severe Tropical

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Manila seniors, PWDs can work in fast food companies

August 24, 2019

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno and Jollibee Foods Corp. on Friday inked a memorandum of agreement granting senior citizens and differently abled citizens of Manila to work in fast-food companies. Under the memorandum signed by Moreno and Jollibee Foods Corp.

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