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Robredo made “missteps” as drug czar prompting Duterte not to give her Cabinet rank, Palace says

November 19, 2019

Vice President Leni Robredo has committed “missteps” that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte not to give her the Cabinet rank being the anti-illegal drug czar, Malacanang said on Tuesday. In a phone patch interview, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo acknowledged Duterte made

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Four injured in Bukidnon quake

November 19, 2019

At least four victims were injured following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the province of Bukidnon on Monday night. The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council  (RDRRMC) in Northern Mindanao said injured were Alma Lagayan, 35, Vivian Wong,

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Overall BOP posts $163m surplus in October

November 19, 2019

The overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of $163 million in October, a reversal from the $458 million BOP deficit recorded in the same month last year. Inflows reflected the increase in the National Government’s net foreign

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Three Chinese arrested for alleged kidnapping in Pasay

November 19, 2019

Three Chinese nationals were arrested for alleged kidnapping in Pasay City on Monday night. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the arrested Chinese suspects as Li Gen, 32, He Xiang, 29, and Wang Jun, 29. The three were arrested at

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PNP suspends permits to carry firearms for 30th SEA Games

November 19, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) suspended Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFOR) in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, National Capital Region, and the province of La Union for the 30th Southeast Asian Games. In a memorandum dated November 5,

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More than a dozen homes damaged as typhoon nears Babuyan Group of Islands

November 19, 2019

More than a dozen houses were damaged because of Typhoon Ramon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ( NDRRMC) reported on Tuesday. A total of 16 houses were damaged in the Bicol Region, of which seven were destroyed

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Duterte: Robredo’s anti-illegal drugs czar appointment not Cabinet rank

November 18, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said that Vice President Leni Robredo’s appointment as the government’s anti-illegal drugs czar was not a Cabinet post. This was a departure from his earlier statement when he first offered the position to the vice president. In

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Robredo says she won’t reveal state secrets on war vs drugs

November 17, 2019

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday asserted that she would not disclose any classified information related to the government’s anti-narcotics drive. In her radio show “BISErbisyong LENI” over RMN-DZXL, the co-chair of Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), dismissed speculations

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