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Trump urges Japan, others to protect their own ships

June 25, 2019

Washington–U.S. President Donald Trump urged Monday Japan, China and other countries to protect their own ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key crude oil shipping lane in the Middle East. “China gets 91 pct of its oil from

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New PNP unit arrest two cops in for alleged illegal activities

June 25, 2019

The newly-implemented Philippine National Police’s Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) on Tuesday arrested two cops in separate entrapment operations for their illegal activities. Police Colonel Romeo Caramat Jr., IMEG director, identified the arrested cops as Police Corporal Joeton Samson

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Angat Dam level may fall to lowest this week due to rain lack: NWRB

June 25, 2019

The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said the water level in Angat Dam might breach new record low this week due to lack of significant rainfall. During a joint hearing of the House committees of Public Works and Highways and

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Palace defends Locsin after calling Robredo “boba”

June 25, 2019

Malacanang defended on Tuesday Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. who called Vice President Leni Robredo a “boba (stupid).” In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Locsin apologized to Robredo for calling her ”stupid” when she defended former

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Malacanang presses China to release result of its probe into boat sinking in Recto Bank

June 25, 2019

Malacanang asked China to disclose the result of its own investigation into the sinking of a Philippine fishing boat in Recto Bank allegedly involving a Chinese ship. In an interview by CNN Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo also expressed doubt

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Palace says Del Rosario need not announce giving aid to fishermen

June 25, 2019

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario should have discreetly given inancial assistance to fishermen whose boat sank in Recto Bank early this month if he really wanted to help, Malacanang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the

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PNP still waiting if Tulfo has returned guns with expired license

June 25, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) is still waiting for radio broadcaster Erwin Tulfo to return his firearms after his license to operate and possess expired. In a press briefing, Police Colonel Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, said the Firearms and

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Business confidence rose in 2nd quarter: BSP

June 25, 2019

Business outlook improved for the second consecutive quarter in the second quarter, with overall confidence index (Cl) rising to 40.5 percent from 35.2 percent in the first quarter. ”This means that the number of  optimists increased and continued to be

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