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U.S. Senate sees Japan as contributing to security ties

June 28, 2019

Washington–The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bill that clearly recognizes Japan’s contributions made under the bilateral security alliance. The fiscal 2020 defense authorization bill, which sets an outline of the U.S. defense budget, ran counter to U.S. President Donald

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Palace sees Robredo not winning if presidential polls held now

June 28, 2019

Malacanang has expressed belief that if the presidential elections were to be held today, Vice President Leni Robredo would not win. “If the elections were held today, there’s no chance (for Robredo to win),” said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in

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G-20 Summit starts in Osaka; trade seen high on agenda

June 28, 2019

By Hiroki Kosuge Osaka–The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies kicked off their two-day summit in the western Japan city of Osaka on Friday. A focal point is whether and to what extent the G-20 leaders will be able

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Abe, Trump agree to bolster alliance, speed up trade talks

June 28, 2019

Osaka, June 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Friday to further strengthen the two countries’ security alliance and speed up talks on concluding a bilateral trade pact. At a meeting held in

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Some 2,000 doctors work unpaid at university hospitals in Japan

June 28, 2019

Tokyo–At least some 2,000 doctors at 50 university hospitals in Japan were seeing patients without getting paid as of September last year, an education ministry survey showed Friday. According to the survey, 27 university hospitals did not pay salaries at

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PDEA seizes P6.5 million worth of shabu in Lanao del Norte gas station

June 28, 2019

Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA) seized around P6.5 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation at Lanao del Norte on Thursday. Joint operatives from PDEA, police and military conducted the operation at a gasoline station

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Abe, Trump agree to accelerate Japan-U.S. trade talks

June 28, 2019

Osaka–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Friday to accelerate talks on concluding a bilateral trade pact. At the meeting, held in Osaka ahead of the start of the Group of 20 summit in the

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Duterte says there’s “disconnect” between national, Bangamoro gov’ts

June 28, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said the national government and the newly created Bangsamoro government seemed to be “disconnected” with each other. In an interview with reporters in Malacanang on Thursday night, Duterte urged the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-led Bangsamoro government to

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