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Two, including Japanese, hurt in Aklan vehicular accident

November 9, 2019

Two people, including a Japanese national, were injured following a vehicular accident in Aklan on Friday night. The West Visayas regional police said those who were involved in the vehicular accident were the  Japanese and a certain Allan Arancillo, 32.

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About four die daily in road accidents: PNP-HPG

November 9, 2019

There were approximately four deaths daily this year during road crashes, according to the Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group ( PNP-HPG). The (PNP-HPG) said a total of 1,186 died in 9,663 road accidents from January to September. February had

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Hokkaido, Sapporo not to bear costs for 2020 Games marathon

November 9, 2019

Sapporo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games agreed on Friday with the city of Sapporo and the prefecture of Hokkaido that the two local governments will not shoulder costs related to the Olympic marathon and

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Caritas Manila, Radio Veritas set 12-hour telethon on Nov. 11

November 9, 2019

To gather more funds to help Mindanao earthquake victims, Caritas Manila and Radio Veritas will hold a 12-hour telethon on November 11. In a statement Saturday, Caritas Manila and Radio Veritas invited the faithful to join the telethon called “Damay

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Japan’s Takagi wins Geneva Composition prize

November 9, 2019

Berlin–Hinako Takagi, a 30-year-old assistant at Osaka College of Music, won the top composition prize at the 2019 Geneva International Music Competition on Friday, along with a Colombian contestant. Takagi, who is from Amagasaki in the western Japan prefecture of

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OFW arrested in NAIA for bringing six grams of shabu

November 9, 2019

An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was arrested on Friday for attempting to smuggle six kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu worth P40.8 million in the country.  Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency National Capital Region (PDEA NCR) Regional Director Joel Plaza said Marie

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Palace says Robredo must be given ”wide latitude” as ICAD co-chair

November 9, 2019

Malacanang on Saturday said Vice President Leni Robredo  should be given”wide latitude” as the new co-chair of the Inter-agency Council on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD).  “The Vice President must be given a wide latitude in outlining her own anti-illegal drug scheme

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Four reported dead from ”Quiel”: NDRRMC

November 9, 2019

Four were reported dead due to Typhoon ”Quiel” with two other victims injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Saturday morning. Two more victims died in Cagayan province. The additional fatalities were identified as Jeremiah Saring, 14,

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