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Palace will not interfere in quarrel between Tulfo, Bautista

June 10, 2019

Malacanang on Monday said President Rodrigo Duterte won’t interfere with the affairs of Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista and Radio broadcaster Erwin Tulfo. “As we said, (the) President doesn’t intrude into any conflict between two individuals or groups,” Presidential spokesperson

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Complaints forced Duterte to order group’s closure

June 10, 2019

Malacanang on Monday said President Rodrigo Duterte may have received complaints from the victims of Kapa-Community Ministry International which prompted him to order its closure. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he has also received complaints about

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PNP denies UN rights experts claim of ”official or institutional impunity”

June 10, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said there’s no such “official or institutional impunity” after 11 members of the United Nations Human Rights Council called for an international probe against the government’s war on illegal drugs. “The PNP

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Duterte makes surprise inspection at NAIA

June 10, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to improve conditions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport ( NAIA) after making a surprise inspection at one of the terminals early Monday morning. According to Malacanang, Duterte made the visit at NAIA- Terminal 2 around

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Stock index falls short of 8,000-point mark

June 7, 2019

Philippine stocks ended higher on Friday but the main index failed to hit the 8,000-point mark despite gaining for the day. The peso ended at P52.04 against the US dollar, down from P51.74 on Thursday. Volume at the foreign exchange

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INTERVIEW: Expert sees G-20 Summit as “milestone” for data governance

June 7, 2019

Tokyo–A senior official of major international financial data company Refinitiv believes that the Group of 20 summit in Japan late this month will be a “milestone” for creating a framework for international data governance. The June 28-29 summit among the

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Japan’s total fertility rate falls for 3rd straight year

June 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s total fertility rate, or the average number of births expected for a women in her lifetime, fell 0.01 point from the previous year to 1.42 in 2018, down for the third straight year, the health ministry said Friday. By

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Abe stresses Aegis Ashore System is “purely defensive”

June 7, 2019

Tokyo–The Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system, which Japan plans to procure from the United States, is a “purely defensive” system, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday. At a House of Councillors plenary meeting, Abe said that deployment of the

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