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Palace won’t meddle on petition to re-open Mamasapano homicide raps vs Aquino

November 10, 2019

Malacanang on Sunday said it would not interfere on the possible re-opening of the dismissed homicide charges filed against former President Benigno Aquino III over the 2015 Mamasapano incident. “We will not interfere with a co-equal branch of government as

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Palace not worried if drug war intel reports under Robredo watch to reach ICC

November 10, 2019

Malacanang on Sunday shrugged off the possibility of Vice President Leni Robredo sharing to the International Criminal Court intelligence reports that she could receive as an “anti-drug czar” about the government’s bloody campaign against illegal drugs. In a radio interview,

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Palace pleased on VP Robredo’s openness to join in anti-drug ops

November 10, 2019

Malacanang on Sunday welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo’s openness to join the law enforcers on their operations against illegal drugs. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the anti-drugs operatives need not worry about Robredo’s safety since she

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KyoAni arson suspect, still hospitalized, admits charges

November 9, 2019

Kyoto–The Kyoto Animation Co. arson suspect, remaining hospitalized nearly four months after the deadly attack, has admitted murder and other charges against him in his first police questioning, investigative sources said Saturday. Shinji Aoba, 41, faced the questioning by the

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Japan ranks 53rd in English skills: Survey

November 9, 2019

London–Japanese people’s English proficiency level ranked 53rd in an annual survey of 100 non-English speaking countries and regions by EF Education First, down from 49th place in the 2018 survey. The grim status was highlighted at a time when teachers

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Japan to go ahead with descriptive questions in university entrance exam

November 9, 2019

Tokyo–Japan will introduce descriptive questions to the subjects of Japanese and mathematics under a new unified university entrance examination system starting in fiscal 2020 as planned, education minister Koichi Hagiuda said Friday. “We will work to create a good exam

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Japan avoids criticizing China over student death in Hong Kong

November 9, 2019

Tokyo–Japan on Friday avoided directly criticizing China over the death of a student in Hong Kong amid protests, ahead of a planned visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi is scheduled to visit Japan as a state guest

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Abe orders stimulus package, seen totaling 5 T. Yen

November 9, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday instructed his cabinet to draw up a package of measures to boost recovery and revitalization efforts in typhoon-struck areas and to prop up the economy. It is the first time for the government

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