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Palace, DFA deny Duterte “unceremoniously ignored” in Japan

October 24, 2019

Malacanang and the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) denied on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to cut short his trip to Japan was because he was “unceremoniously ignored” there. “Absolutely false,” said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who accompanied

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Duterte feeling much better, says Palace

October 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte is “feeling much better” as his doctor ruled out any surgery after his fall from a motorbike, giving him “unbearable pain” when he was in Japan, his spokesman said on Thursday. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador

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Nigeria arrested with P1 million worth of suspected illegal drugs in Cavite

October 24, 2019

A Nigerian was arrested on Wednesday after one million pesos worth of suspected illegal drugs were found in his possession in Cavite. Police Col. William Segun, the Cavite provincial director, said the incident transpired around 8 am at a convenience

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Two cops arrested for extorting money from bus operators in Pasay

October 24, 2019

The Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP- IMEG) on Wednesday arrested two police officers for extorting money from bus operators in a terminal in Pasay City. In a joint entrapment operation conducted around 2 pm at Grand

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Military destroys more than 1,000 firearms recovered since 2016

October 24, 2019

The military destroyed more than 1, 000 firearms recovered by government forces since 2016. Capt. Jonathan Zata, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs spokesman, said a total of 1,561 firearms and 55,730 magazine assemblies were destroyed at the

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Philippines “ease of doing business” improved, but still behind some ASEAN countries – World Bank

October 24, 2019

The Philippines’ ranking in the “ease of doing business” by World Bank has improved by 29 notches to 95th place this year, according to a World Bank report released on Thursday. But despite a significant increase on its ranking, compared

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7 alleged members of lawless group killed in battle with gov’t forces in North Cotabato

October 24, 2019

Seven alleged members of an armed lawless group were killed in an encounter with government forces in North Cotabato on Wednesday. Major Arvin Encinas, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command spokesman, said the clash occured at the

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Two cops who tried to bring illegal items inside Bilibid may be put on AWOL

October 24, 2019

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Thursday said two of the 16 cops who allegedly tried to bring in illegal items inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP) may placed under AWOL (absent without leave) status if they fails to

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