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Abu Sayyaf ransom negotiator nabbed in Zambo port

January 17, 2020

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government operatives arrested an Abu Sayyaf member involved in the recent killing of a police officer and a ransom negotiator in Sulu. Brig. Gen. Marni Marcos Jr., Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police director, said Friday

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Phivolcs observes new volcanic fissures in northern part of Taal Volcano

January 17, 2020

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday observed new volcanic fissures in the northern flank of Taal Volcano.  Alert level four is still in effect over the Taal Volcano posing possible hazardous explosive eruption within hours to

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PNP says they continue solving, preventing vigilante killings

January 17, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said they continue to solve and prevent vigilante killings through intensified monitoring, case build up and checkpoints. Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, the PNP spokesman, made the statement after Vice President Leni Robredo

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Myanmar Navy visits Philippine Navy headquarters

January 17, 2020

The Myanmar Navy, headed by its commander-in-chief, visited the Philippine Navy headquarters in Manila on Thursday. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, Navy acting public affairs director,  said during his visit Admiral Tin Aung San, commander-in-chief of Myanmar Navy paid courtesy

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DOJ findings do not ”contradict” probe vs Albayalde

January 17, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano on Thursday said the findings of the Department of Justice ( DOJ) against former Philippine National Police chief, Police General Oscar Albayalde do not ”contradict the probe” they are doing against the former police official. In

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to use elderly care funds for aging recluses

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–Japan will allow municipalities to use elderly nursing care insurance funds to deal with the issue of middle-age social recluses supported by their parents, informed sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. The health ministry is considering legislation to revise related

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25 Years on: Kobe quake experience helping nations prepare for disasters

January 16, 2020

Kobe–Lessons learned from the deadly Great Hanshin Earthquake in western Japan are helping people in Indonesia and Nepal better prepare for natural disasters. In Indonesia, a project to help improve local communities’ capability to cope with disasters was carried out

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No health issues for fishermen taken by Russia: Suga

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–The six Japanese men aboard a fishing boat seized recently by Russian authorities are not experiencing health problems, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday. “There are no issues with the six people’ health condition as of now,” Suga

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