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Returning trash to Canada is ”matter of respect”

June 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the return of tons of trash back to Canada is “a matter of respect”. In his speech during the celebration of Eid’l Fitr in Davao City, Duterte said he reacts against certain acts of

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Media practitioner arrested for alleged illegal possession of firearms

June 7, 2019

A media practitioner was arrested in Palawan Thursday afternoon due to alleged illegal possession of firearms. According to Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) spokesman Police Lt. Col. Socrates Faltado, the suspect identified as Jennifer Maquilan, 29, of Private Media

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Duterte thanks military, police for peaceful elections

June 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday thanked the military and police for a peaceful elections. “The entire military establishment and the police, you have to thank them for the peaceful election,” Duterte said in a speech during the celebration of Eid’l

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Duterte asks COA to allow P5 million “unauthorized” fund transfer for Muslim hajj

June 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday the Commission on Audit, an independent body, should allow the “unauthorized” transfer of P5 million by the Task Force Bangon Marawi to the travel expenses of some Muslims from war-torn Marawi City in their

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Senate committee membership nearly complete: Sotto

June 6, 2019

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Thursday the chairmanship of committees for the next Congress is ”95 percent complete”. In a phone-patch interview with reporters, Sotto said he along with incumbent and new members of th The Senate discussed

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Peso surges to P51.74:$1

June 6, 2019

The peso surged to P51.74 against the US dollar on Thursday from P51.91 after a one-day holiday to celebrate the end of Ramadan, Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $714,4 million from

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Duterte declares June 24 as special non-working day in Manila

June 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared June 24 as a special non-working day in the City of Manila. This was contained in Proclamation No. 731 signed on June 4 by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea by the authority of the President. “On

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LTFRB issues show cause order to Grab on deactivation of 8,000 units

June 6, 2019

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a show cause order to MyTaxi.Ph,Inc. (Grab) Thursday due to the deactivation of about 8,000 units. Grab is set appear before the LTFRB Board on June 11 to explain their

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