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Donors urged to send food to evacuation centers after food poisoning case in Makilala

November 5, 2019

National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Ricardo Jalad called all donors to send aid for earthquake victims to the incident command post (ICP) following food poisoning in North Cotabato on Monday. Jalad said Tuesday an initial report

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Cadet’s family sue ex-PMA chief, commandant for hazing, torture

November 5, 2019

BAGUIO CITY  — The family of a Philippine Military Academy (PMA) who died sued former PMA chief Lt. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista and ex-commandant of cadets Brig. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro for hazing, torture and for dereliction of duty before the Baguio

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Holidays, favorable conditions seen driving fourth quarter factory output: NEDA

November 5, 2019

The coming holiday season and strong macroeconomic conditions are seen to contribute to improved performance the manufacturing sector for the last quarter, the National Economic and Development Authority ( NEDA) said Tuesday. Despite total manufacturing index recording negative growth in

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Inflation hits 42-month low of 0.8 percent

November 5, 2019

Inflation in October fell to a 42-month low as it came in at 0.8 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA) said Tuesday. ”This is the lowest inflation recorded since May 2016, in which the inflation rate was posted at

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Duterte, Abe hold bilateral meeting at ASEAN summit sidelines

November 4, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Thailand. Duterte expressed “regret” that he had to cut short his trip to Tokyo during

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PSE index ends above 8,000 points

November 4, 2019

The main Philippine stock index closed higher on Monday, a day before the government releases inflation figures for October. The peso closed at P50.50 from Friday’s P50.74. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines

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PH invoking state dominion vs Chinese harassment in Filipino crew foreign oil tanker unnecessary – Palace

November 4, 2019

The Philippines does not need to invoke its dominion over the recent harassment by a Chinese naval warship in an all-Filipino crew foreign-flagged oil tanker near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, Malacanang said on Monday. This was

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Labor officer shot dead in Malate

November 4, 2019

A woman labor officer was shot by a gunman on a motorcycle in Malate, Manila Monday afternoon. Dead was Ellen Dacanay, who was assigned at the Department of Labor and Employment ( DOLE) field office in Manila.   In a statement,

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