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Duterte: PH, Japan new allies for rule of law

April 9, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the Philippines and Japan are new allies for peace, development and the rule of law in the region.   In a speech during the 75th commemoration of the Day of Valor and Veteran’s week

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5 minor injuries reported in Mabini town: mayor  

April 8, 2017

Five persons were reported to have minor injuries while some residents chose to camp out in open fields in some villages in Mabini town, the epicenter of a magnitude 6 earthquake on Saturday, its mayor said. Noel Luistro told the

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No immediate casualties, but damage “appears to be big”: Batangas governor

April 8, 2017

No casualties have been recorded in the two earthquakes that rattled Batangas province Saturday, officials said. In a text message from Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas to Daily Manila Shimbun, said: :We haven’t received reports of casualties. Thank God, there are

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(UPDATE) Two strong quakes hit  Batangas

April 8, 2017

Two strong earthquakes shook the province of Batangas, first magnitude 5.6 at 3:07 and two minutes later magnitude 6 struck Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said In a radio interview Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said Intensity

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5.6 magnitude quake hits Batangas

April 8, 2017

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Batangas on Saturday, the second in five days, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the epicenter of the quake is at two kilometer north and 68 degrees

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Duterte’s order to develop Pagasa serving “best interest” of Filipinos: Palace

Duterte’s order to develop Pagasa serving “best interest” of Filipinos: Palace

April 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of a development plan in Pagasa Island in the South China Sea is part of his mandate “to serve the best interests” of the country, Malacanang said on Friday. The president recently announced plans to improve

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Palace urges vigilance after arrest of 2 suspected IS members

April 7, 2017

Malacanang urged on Friday the public to remain vigilant following the arrest of two suspected international terrorists. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the arrest in Taguig City of a Kuwaiti and a Syrian national who are suspected

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Philippines needs to diversify crops, instead of mostly focusing on rice, to cut poverty: OECD

April 7, 2017

The Philippines should diversify its crops by not focusing mostly on rice in order to reduce poverty and improve food security, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Friday. A report on agricultural policies in the Philippines showed

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