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Locsin orders Filipino diplomats to return to Canada

May 31, 2019

Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Friday ordered top Filipino diplomats to return to their posts after tons of Canadian waste were shipped back to Canada. Manila’s ambassador to Ottawa and consuls were recalled this month over Canada’s failure to heed

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AFP will disprove allegations of cause-oriented groups

May 31, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will prove before the court that the allegations of cause-oriented groups are mere claims. “We will prove through evidence in the hearing that the charges are mere claims and are bereft of basis,”

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Recent midterm polls credible despite Duterte’s remarks vs Smartmatic: Palace

May 31, 2019

Malacanang said on Friday President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest remarks against Smartmatic did not mean the recent midterm elections were not credible. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Commission on Elections should “take seriously” Duterte’s suggestion to dispose

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Philippines, Japan to explore peso-yen direct trading framework

May 31, 2019

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Benjamin Diokno and Minister Taro Aso, the Ministry of Finance of Japan signed Friday a Letter of Intent signifying the mutual interest of the BSP and JMOF to explore the establishment of a Japanese Yen

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PDEA files charges against Chinese, 16 others for allegedly importing illegal drugs

May 31, 2019

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA) on Friday filed charges against Chinese Xu Zhijian and 16 others for their alleged involvement in the importation of P1.8 billion worth of illegal drugs. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, in a statement,

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PNP to implement number coding scheme in Camp Crame

May 31, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) will implement a number coding scheme inside Camp Crame after they noticed an increase in the number of vehicles which their parking slots cannot accomodate In a press briefing on Friday, Police Lieutenant Colonel

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Comelec says surprised by Duterte’s call to junk Smartmatic

May 31, 2019

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday it was caught off guard by the remarks of President Rodrigo Duterte calling for the poll body to end its dealings with Smartmatic International. Speaking at a media forum , Comelec spokesman James

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Dutch kidnap victim, wife of Abu Sayyaf leader killed in battle with military in Sulu

May 31, 2019

Eight people, including a Dutch kidnap victim and the second wife of an Abu Sayyaf top leader, were killed while 20 were wounded in an encounter between government troops and the Abu Sayyaf Group in Sulu on Friday morning. Brigadier

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