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Inflation rose to 3.2% in May, ending six months of decline

Inflation rose to 3.2% in May, ending six months of decline

June 5, 2019

Philippine inflation rose to 3.2 percent in May for the first time after going down for six months after hitting a near-decade high in the third quarter of 2018. “Philippine inflation went up by 3.2 percent in May 2019. This

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Stock index down, peso gains vs US dollar

June 5, 2019

Philippine stocks ended lower on Tuesday as the main index shed its gains the previous day to close below the 8,000-point level. But the peso gained with P51.78 from Monday’s P51.91. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers

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Request to Duterte to cut short speech in Japan forum not an issue, Palace says

June 4, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte was not offended when he was asked to conclude his speech during the recent Nikkei conference in Japan. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said they were not even sure it was the Nikkei organizers

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Palace not meddling with Comelec’s decision allowing ex-NYC chair as substitute nominee in party-list group

June 4, 2019

Malacanang distanced itself on Tuesday on the decision of the Commission on Elections, allowing former National Youth Commission chair Ronald Cardema as a substitute nominee in the Duterte Youth party-list group. “We do not intrude nor interfere into the proceedings

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Duterte names ex-military general to MWSS board

June 4, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed retired Army general Ricardo Morales as member of the board of trustees of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System. Morales replaced MWSS administrator and board of trustees vice chairman Reynaldo Velasco, a former deputy director

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Palace supports US presence in disputed waters if it will provide peace, stability

June 4, 2019

Malacanang said on Tuesday it supports the presence of the United States in the South China Sea as long as it would bring peace and stability in the area. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that President

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Philippines lifts ban on official trips to Canada

June 4, 2019

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has lifted his order banning government officials from traveling to Canada and transacting with its officials after Ottawa retrieved its garbage from the Philippines. “Lifted banning of Government official trips to Canada,” Medialdea told reporters in

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PDEA seizes P6.8 million of shabu in tea bags in Manila

June 4, 2019

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA) on Monday seized P6.8 million worth of shabu sealed in tea bags in a buy-bust operation in Manila. Derrick Carreon, PDEA spokesperson, said around 5:30 pm, joint elements of the PDEA Calabarzon region

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