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China gets list of workers in Philippine online gaming operations

February 23, 2020

China on Sunday said it has obtained a list of Chinese nationals working for online gaming operations in the Philippines to crack down on gambling and fraud entities in the country. The Chinese Embassy in Manila made the announcement amid

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Palace mourns death of Robredo’s mother

February 23, 2020

Malacanang on Sunday mourned the passing of Salvacion Gerona, the 83-year-old mother of Vice President Leni Robredo. Gerona, also known as Sally, died Saturday morning. She was 83. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo expressed heartfelt condolences to Robredo

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30 Filipino repatriates from Wuhan cleared of COVID-19; leave quarantine facility

February 22, 2020

Some 49 individuals, including the 30 repatriated Filipinos from Wuhan, China, left the New Clark City quarantine facility in Tarlac on Saturday after the Department of Health (DOH) cleared them of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) . The Department of Health (DOH),

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PSE index, peso vs US dollar end lower

February 21, 2020

The main Philippine share index closed lower on Friday. The peso declined to P50.94 against the US dollar from Thursday’s P50.58. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) reached $1.372 billion from $1.235

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Japanese Princess Aiko to study at Gakushuin Univ.

February 21, 2020

Tokyo–Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will study at the Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Gakushuin University’s Faculty of Letters from April, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. The department is for

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3rd Group of passengers leaving virus-hit cruise ship in Japan

February 21, 2020

Tokyo–A third group of Diamond Princess passengers on Friday morning started leaving the cruise ship that has been quarantined at the port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, since early this month due to concern over possible coronavirus infections.

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Filipinos onboard M/V Diamond Princess to be repatriated next week – Palace

February 21, 2020

The Philippine government is set to repatriate by early next week the Filipinos aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)

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Ghosn escape prompts Japan to discuss blocking defendant flight

February 21, 2020

Tokyo–Prompted mainly by former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan while on bail, Japanese Justice Minister Masako Mori asked an advisory panel Friday to study legislative steps to prevent the flight of defendants on bail. The Legislative

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