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Japan government grilled by opposition lawmakers over typhoon

October 2, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese opposition lawmakers grilled the government at parliamentary meetings on Tuesday over its initial response to a recent powerful typhoon that caused a large-scale power outage in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, last month. Kazumasa Okajima of the Constitutional Democratic

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Police file two counts of murder on 22 suspects in the ambush of ex-Pangasinan Gov. Espino

October 2, 2019

Twenty days after the ambush on former Congressman Amado Espino Jr, authorities filed two counts of murder and four counts of frustrated murder against 22 suspects. According to Police Brigadier General Joel Orduña, Ilocos Region director, they referred the case

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Osaka mayor urges Kansai Electric to revamp management

October 2, 2019

Osaka–Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui urged Kansai Electric Power Co. on Tuesday to revamp its management after company executives received money and goods from a former official in a nuclear plant host town in central Japan. Kansai Electric said Friday that

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Japanese defense ministry division hosted Philippine-Japan forum

October 2, 2019

The International Cooperation Division of the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Japan hosted the inaugural Philippines-Japan Defense Industry Forum in Taguig City on Wednesday. Arsenio Andolong, Department of National Defense (DND) public affairs service chief said

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Kono urges Iran’s efforts to ease tensions

October 2, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday called on Iran to make greater efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. Tehran should play a constructive role to ensure regional peace and stability, Kono told his Iranian counterpart, Amir Hatami,

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PNP can pursue inmates freed by GCTA who did not surrender

October 2, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Wednesday said they have the “go signal” to conduct manhunt operation against remaining convicts of heinous crimes freed through good conduct and time allowance (GCTA). “There’s already a go-signal to launch the manhunt.

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DOE issues show cause order over oil prices

October 2, 2019

The Department of Energy ( DOE) has issued show cause orders to 13 oil companies for the virtually insufficient price rollbacks they made in their pump prices recently. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Wednesday, DOE Assistant Secretary Leonido

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Albayalde dares Magalong to show proof he has SUV

October 2, 2019

The head of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) dared Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong to show proof  he acquired a sports utility vehicle (SUV) when he was still acting provincial director of Pampanga Provincial Police Office. “If there is

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