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Palace supports proposal for drug testing among Grade 4 students and up

November 8, 2018

Malacanang expressed support on Thursday on the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s ( PDEA) proposal for mandatory drug testing for Grade 4 students and up. This was after the Social Weather Stations survey showed that 51 percent of the Filipinos agree

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Senate minority bloc seeks probe of ‘Sagay 9’ killings

November 8, 2018

Minority senators have called for an immediate Senate investigation into the killings of nine sugarcane farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental to bring to justice the real masterminds and address the plight of ordinary farmers. In filing Senate Resolution No.

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Philippine economy slows down to 6.1% in third quarter

November 8, 2018

The Philippines economy on Thursday slowed down to 6.1 percent from the previous quarter’s 6.2 percent on gross domestic product terms for a three-year low, sparking concerns from the government. Philippine Statistics Agency (PSA) Undersecretary Lisa Bernales said lower growth 

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Communist Party official, two others arrested in Quezon City

November 8, 2018

Police and military arrested Vicente Ladlad, a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines ( CPP) Central Committee, Thursday morning in Barangay San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. A police report said Ladlad, one of the released National Democratic Front

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Duterte gives businessmen chance to slap 12 times anyone from gov’t engaged in extortion

November 7, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated on Wednesday his assurance to the businessmen, whether Filipino or foreigners, that he would not tolerate corruption in government. Duterte made the statement as he led the launching of the Guangzhou Automobile Corporation Motor Philippines in

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Palace condemns slay of NUPL lawyer; hits those blaming gov’t

November 7, 2018

Malacanang slammed on Wednesday those who have been blaming the government for the killing of lawyer Ben Ramos Jr, saying President Rodrigo Duterte would not tolerate anyone to violate the law. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the

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Stock index ends lower, peso at P52.93:$1

November 7, 2018

The Philippine Stock Exchange index finished lower on Wednesday, falling 146.18 points to 7,033.93 a day ahead of the government’s announcement of third quarter growth figures. But the peso surged to P52.93 against the US dollar from P53.025 on the

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Half of 200K target housing units for Yolanda victims completed – Palace

November 7, 2018

The Philippine government has constructed only almost half of the over 200,000 target permanent housing units for the families displaced by super typhoon “Yolanda” five years ago. In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace joins

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