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Drilon sees more cons than pros to POGOs

March 5, 2020

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon lambasted Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for pushing for the continued operation of Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) to keep the P8 billion it collects from fees and licenses, totally disregarding the rising social

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Locsin visits Saudi Arabia, meets foreign minister and Filipino community

March 5, 2020

RIYADH – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from February 26-28, marking his first visit to the Kingdom as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was accompanied by his wife, Maria

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AFP validating reports there are Chinese PLA personnel in country

March 5, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is validating reports there are thousands of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) personnel in the country on “immersion missions” and for other unknown purposes. “We are in the process of validating the report

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US sets aside $37 million to help ”high priority” countries, including Philippines vs COVID-19

March 5, 2020

The United States has earmarked $37 million worth of financial assistance to so-called “high priority” countries, including the Philippines, to fund programs combatting coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. The US Agency for International Development said funds come from USAID’s Emergency

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Duterte maintains need for military camp in Marawi City

March 5, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated that military installations will be permanent fixtures in Marawi City despite earlier opposition by the local government and its people. Duterte met Wednesday night in Malacañang some lawmakers, heads of national government agencies involved in

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PNP creates special task force on chopper crash incident

March 5, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) created a special investigation task group following the crash of the helicopter carrying Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa and other police personnel, including three generals, Thursday morning. Police Major General Benigno Durana, acting PNP spokesperson,

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Palace glad PNP chief not seriously hurt in chopper crash; prays for his, other cops swift recovery

March 5, 2020

Malacanang said it was happy that Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Archie Gamboa was not seriously injured when the helicopter carrying him and six other policemen crashed in San Pedro, Laguna on Thursday morning. This as Presidential Spokesperson Salvador

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PCG confiscates more than 100 giant clams from two persons in Palawan

March 5, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confiscated more than 100 giant clams from the fence of two persons in Palawan on Tuesday. In a report Thursday, the PCG said a total of  165 pieces of giant clams were confiscated from

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