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Palace condemns Abu Sayyaf killing of Dutch national

May 31, 2019

Malacanang condemned on Friday the death of a Dutch national who had been held hostage by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf since 2012. “We condemn, in the strongest terms, the death of Mr. Ewold Horn, a Dutch national kidnapped and had

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PSE index, peso end second quarter higher

May 31, 2019

The main share index ended higher on Friday, the final trading day of the second quarter. The peso closed P 52.16 against the US dollar from P 52.19 on Thursday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association

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Duterte’s support for Imee won’t affect auction of Marcos jewelry collections: Palace

May 31, 2019

Malacanang assured on Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s support on the senatorial bid of Senator-elect Imee Marcos would not affect his decision to sell the over P700-million worth of jewelry collections seized from the family of late President Ferdinand Marcos

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Duterte to China: Is it right for a country to claim a whole ocean?

May 31, 2019

“Is it right for a country to claim a whole ocean?” President Rodrigo Duterte posed this question to China in his speech at the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia on Friday in Tokyo. Duterte reiterated his call

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DND assures funds being used properly

May 31, 2019

Amid a Commission on Audit (COA) report about unliquidated funds, the Department of National Defense (DND) assures the funds under its management were properly utilized. “We would like to assure the public that the funds under the management of the

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DOJ orders NBI to investigate P1.8 billion shabu smuggling

May 31, 2019

The Department of Justice ( DOJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation ( NBI) to conduct its own investigation over the smuggled P1.8 billion worth of illegal drugs involving a Chinese. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra made the statement after

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PNP says conviction of Parojinog son ”triumph” of the justice system

May 31, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Friday said the conviction of Reynaldo Parojinog Jr., the son of a mayor who is reputed to be a drug lord, will keep him from “running a drug empire again”. In a text

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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Davao Oriental

May 31, 2019

A magnitude 6.2 quake shook Davao Oriental Friday evening, with government seismologists saying aftershocks were expected. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ( Phivolcs) the tremor was felt at 6:12 pm. The earthquake, tectonic in origin, had its epicenter

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