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Palace confirms GSIS chief’s resignation

July 4, 2019

Malacanang confirmed on Thursday the resignation of Govnment Service Insurance System President and General Manager Jesus Clint Aranas. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Aranas’ resignation “without any reason nor any comment.” “The

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Año asks LGUs not to be afraid of Reds

July 4, 2019

Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday urged the local government units that declared the communist rebels as “persona non grata” not to succumb to the threats and remain steadfast in the government’s drive to end

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SOT bill to become a law soon – Bello

July 4, 2019

The Security of Tenure Bill (SOT), a landmark legislation that will prohibit all illegal employment schemes and subcontracting of Filipino workers, is now awaiting signature by President Rodrigo Duterte, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Tursday. Bello said he

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Customs collects P5.9-B in taxes from liberalized rice imports

July 4, 2019

  The government has so far collected P5.9 billion in tariffs from some 1.43 million metric tons (MT) of rice stocks imported by private traders, following the enactment of a law in March that liberalized the importation of the grain, preliminary data from the Bureau of Customs (BOC)

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Rodriguez police chief, 19 others relieved over death of 3-year old kid

July 4, 2019

The chief of police of Rodriguez, Rizal and 19 others were relieved from their posts while the investigation against the death of a 3-year old girl allegedly used as “human shield” is ongoing. This was ordered by Calabarzon (Cavite- Laguna-

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Abe defends BOJ’s monetary policy

July 4, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday defended the Bank of Japan’s massive monetary easing policy. The central bank’s monetary policy is “not a failure,” Abe said at a debate among political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club. “The

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Japan PM Office produces no records of Suga meetings

July 3, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese prime minister’s office does not produce or keep records of meetings between Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and senior officials at ministries and agencies, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kotaro Nogami said Wednesday. Such records “should be produced and

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Youth to be given iodine tablets preferentially in Japan

July 3, 2019

Tokyo–The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to prioritize people aged under 40 in the distribution of stable iodine tablets, which help reduce exposure to radioactive iodine in the early phase of a nuclear accident. The plan was clarified in draft

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