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S. Korean lawmakers to visit Takeshima on August 31

August 24, 2019

Seoul–Seven South Korean lawmakers will visit the Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan on Aug. 31, one of the lawmakers said Friday, a trip that could stir up tensions between Tokyo and Seoul. The visit to the islands controlled

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EXCLUSIVE: License plate-based olympic traffic control plan aborted

August 24, 2019

Tokyo–Authorities have scrapped the idea of restricting private vehicles’ entry into the Metropolitan Expressway based on license plates during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, informed sources said Friday. The organizing committee for the quadrennial sporting event and the central

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Japan not to take countermeasures over S. Korea’s exit from pact

August 24, 2019

Tokyo–Japan does not intend to take any countermeasures anytime soon, though it is frustrated by South Korea’s decision to scrap a bilateral intelligence-sharing pact, sources familiar with the situation said. Japanese officials Friday expressed displeasure with the South Korean decision

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‘Ineng’ makes landfall in Taiwan, but continues to be felt in Batanes and Babuyan

August 24, 2019

Severe Tropical Storm ”Ineng” made landfall over Pingtung County in southern Taiwan Saturday but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) the storm will continue to be felt here.   According to Pagasa’s severe weather bulletin, Ineng made landfall

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Rescuer, girl die as floods sweep Ilocos Norte: officials

August 24, 2019

A man who rescued a family at a low-lying village and a young girl were reported dead  while the town of Vintar and the city of Laoag in  Ilocos Norte were placed under state of calamity due to Severe Tropical

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Manila seniors, PWDs can work in fast food companies

August 24, 2019

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno and Jollibee Foods Corp. on Friday inked a memorandum of agreement granting senior citizens and differently abled citizens of Manila to work in fast-food companies. Under the memorandum signed by Moreno and Jollibee Foods Corp.

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Japanese found dead in Marikina home

August 24, 2019

A Japanese national was found dead inside his home in Marikina City Friday morning.  According to a police report, the body of a 70 year-old Japanese was discovered s around 10:15 am a condo unit in Cordova Tower Marquinton Residences

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Moreno creates special squad to guard against entry of hot meat

August 24, 2019

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno on Saturday ordered the creation of a special enforcement squad to guard against the entry double-dead meat. The city’s Veterinary Inspection Board (VIB) Special Enforcement Squad was ordered to conduct and “intensified routine and strike

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