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Air Force, Navy join search for missing diver in Palawan

June 6, 2019

The Philippine Air Force and Navy joined the search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing diver in Palawan. In a statement, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (Wescom) said it deployed aircraft and naval assets. “In line

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Villanueva says only DOLE should issue work permits to foreigners

June 6, 2019

Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday asked the Bureau of Immigration to leave the issuance of special work permits to foreigners to the Department of Labor and Employment ( DOLE). In an interview at ANC, Villanueva said it is only the

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Meralco says power rates to decrease for 2nd month

June 6, 2019

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced Thursday a second consecutive month of lower power rates, as overall electricity rates for a typical household consuming 200 kilowatt per hour decreased to P10.0918 per kWh from last month’s P10.2866 per kWh. The downward

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Palace formally issues memo lifting restrictions of Philippine officials’ travel to Canada

June 6, 2019

Malacanang has formally issued a memorandum to all agencies under the executive branch “lifting restrictions” on travels to Canada and official interaction with representatives of the Canadian government. The memorandum was signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on June 4

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U.N. Rights expert shows concern on independence of Japan media

June 6, 2019

Berlin–U.N. special rapporteur David Kaye has compiled a report expressing concern over the independence of Japanese media organizations, informed sources said Wednesday. The report claims that Japan has not followed advice that Kaye gave in 2017, such as removing Article

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PNP has not received request from Tulfos to restore their security

June 6, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said they have not received any request from the Tulfo brothers to restore their security detail. “They have not requested yet,” Police Colonel Bernard Banac said in a radio interview. Last Saturday, Interior

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Man arrested after stabbing four in Caloocan

June 6, 2019

Four people were wounded after a man went on a stabbing spree in Caloocan City last Wednesday. A report from Police Community Precinct 3 said around 7 pm at Phase 5, Barangay 176, Bagong Silang in Caloocan City a suspect

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World Bank exec lauds PHL’s ‘proactive, forward-looking’ tax reform program

June 6, 2019

A top World Bank official has lauded the Duterte administration for implementing a “proactive and forward-looking” comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) that aims to raise enough funds for two priority programs that lay the foundation for long-term, high growth, the

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