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PSE index falls below 8,000 points, peso surges

June 28, 2019

Philippine stocks lost ground on Friday as the main index ended below the 8,000-point level. But the peso ended at P51.24 from Thursday’s P51.27. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Philippine Stock Exchange reached $726.79 million from $876.89

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Maynilad to seek explanation from MWSS on penalty

June 28, 2019

Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said on Friday they will ask the Metropolitan Water Works and Sewage System ( MWSS) the reason for imposing a penalty following complaints a barangay in Las Pinas had service interruptions last May.   In a statement,

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Foreign students can avail of free train rides

June 28, 2019

Foreign students can avail of the free ride program of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) which starts July 1 as long as they are enrolled. DOTr Media Relations Officer Richard Vargas told The Daily Manila Shimbun on Friday foreign students

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Three soldiers, two bombers killed in attack on military camp in Sulu

June 28, 2019

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two alleged suicide bombers and three soldiers were killed while nine were wounded in an attack at a military camp in Sulu, police said Friday. The Sulu Police Provincial Office said this happened around 12 noon at

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PAF says ready to assume control of NAIA if ordered

June 28, 2019

The Philippine Air Force assures that it  ready to take over Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) if ordered by President Rodrigo Rodrigo Duterte. “In case we will be directed by the president to take over NAIA we do not have

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Makati cops arrest three after finding sachets of shabu in instant noodles package

June 28, 2019

Makati City police on Thursday arrested three persons after 73 sachets of shabu packed inside instant noodles were confiscated. Suspects were identified as Rogelio Pagulayan Jr, 31; Marcelo Gonzales 32; and Vanesa Cladio, 35. Police Colonel Rogelio Simon, Makati police

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Duterte: Toss coin, term sharing proposed to break speakership impasse

Duterte: Toss coin, term sharing proposed to break speakership impasse

June 28, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte had proposed toss coin to break the impasse on the speakership issue at the House of Representatives. In an interview with reporters in Malacanang on Thursday night, Duterte said the issue of term sharing was brought up.

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MWSS penalizes Maynilad over water interruption in Las Pinas

June 28, 2019

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ( MWSS)  slapped a penalty on Maynilad Water Services, Inc. due to water service interruptions in an area in Las Pinas last May.  In an official statement, MWSS Chief Regulator Patrick Lester Ty said

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