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PNP says class opening ”going smoothly”

June 3, 2019

Opening of classes for the school year 2019- 2020 went smoothly, according to Philippine National Police ( PNP) General Oscar Albayalde said on Monday. “Everything is going smoothly. All our police are in their respective places of deployment and as

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Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs divided over radar lock-on

June 1, 2019

Singapore–Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Jeong Kyeong-doo, on Saturday were divided over an incident in which a South Korean destroyer directed its fire-control radar at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force plane late last year. During

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EXCLUSIVE: 47 teachers charged in child porn cases in Japan in 2018

June 1, 2019

Tokyo–The number of teachers in Japan charged with child pornography more than doubled to 47 in 2018 from 21 in the previous year, according to National Police Agency data viewed by Jiji Press. The number of people charged in overall

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Japan firms start job interviews with university students

June 1, 2019

Tokyo–Major companies in Japan started interviews and written tests on Saturday to hire university students expected to graduate in spring 2020. The job market situation has been increasingly favorable to the students’ side as companies are facing serious labor shortages.

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Davao Oriental hit by 5.4 magnitude aftershock: Phivolcs

June 1, 2019

Davao Oriental was hit by an aftershock of Friday’s earthquake, with magnitude measured at 5.4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Saturday. The aftershock happened at 5;40 pm, with the epicenter located 93 kilometers offshore off Governor

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Bank lending grew in April: BSP

June 1, 2019

Preliminary data show that outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), grew at a slightly slower rate of 12.7 percent in April from 12.9 percent (revised) in

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Customs tighten security against African Swine Fever

June 1, 2019

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday reiterated its continued efforts against the entry of banned meat products from affected countries of African Swine Fever (ASF). All ports of entry are being monitored to safeguard the country’s borders against entry

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Suu Kyi sends condolences over stabbing rampage in Japan

June 1, 2019

Tokyo–Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a message of condolences to the family of Satoshi Oyama, one of the victims of Tuesday’s stabbing rampage near Tokyo, a senior Myanmarese official said Friday. Oyama, a 39-year-old Japanese Foreign Ministry

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