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On Feast of Black Nazarene, Duterte hopes Filipinos to learn virtues of compassion, selflessness

January 9, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed hope Filipinos learn the virtues of compassion and selflessness as he greeted Thursday devotees on the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo. In his message, Duterte said the cross of Christ is not a

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Motegi visits Philippine Coast Guard headquarters

January 9, 2020

Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi visited the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila on Thursday. Motegi was accompanied byJapanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda. The Japanese delegates were welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Coast

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Only portion of the cross was bent during procession: Manila city hall

January 9, 2020

Officials from the city government of Manila on Thursday clarified the cross  carried by the image of the Black Nazarene was not broken during the annual Traslacion but only a portion was bent. In a statement, Julius Leonen, Manila Public

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Spaniard, alleged top regional drug personality, killed in Surigao del Norte

January 9, 2020

A Spaniard who alleged to be the Caraga regional police’s Top 1 High Value Target, was killed in a buy-bust operation in Surigao Del Norte last Wednesday. Police Brigadier General Joselito Esquivel said killed was Diego Lapuente who is reported

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Man proposes to girlfriend during Traslacion

January 9, 2020

A 23-year old man who is a devotee of the Black Nazarene on Thursday  decided to devote his life to his girlfriend after proposing to her during the Traslacion. According to a photo from the Manila City’s Public Information Office,

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Japan lauds Philippines for lifting import ban of food products from Fukushima

January 9, 2020

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu welcomed on Thursday the Philippine government’s decision to allow again food importation from Fukushima after the 2011 nuclear disaster. In a joint press statement after his bilateral meeting with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin

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Japan signs supplemental loan for bridges project in Metro Manila

January 9, 2020

Japan signed with the Philippines a supplemental loan for bridges project in Metro Manila on Thursday. Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsion Jr. inked the exchange of notes for the Metro Manila Priority

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Locsin, Motegi reaffirm upholding rule of law in South China Sea disputes

January 9, 2020

The Philippines and Japan reaffirmed on Thursday to continue their cooperation and in upholding the rule of law amid the disputes in the South China Sea. In a joint press statement at Makati Shangri-la Hotel after their bilateral meeting, Foreign

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