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Advincula posts bail for estafa cases

May 24, 2019

Peter Joemel Advincula, alias ”Bikoy” posted bail on five counts of estafa but it depends on doctors at the Philippine National Police (PNP) hospital if he can be released. In a text message sent to The Daily Manila Shimbun, Philippine

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Coast Guard, BFAR seize P3.2m illegally caught fishes from Palawan

May 24, 2019

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seized P3.2 million worth of illegally caught fishes from Palawan. The PCG reported Thursday night that MV Alejandra carrying tubs of blasted fishes and suspected endangered

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Ex-residents leave for visa-free visit to Russian-held isle

May 24, 2019

Nemuro, Hokkaido–A group of 65 Japanese people, including former residents of Shikotan, one of the four Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands, departed from a port in Nemuro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Friday for Shikotan on a bilateral visa-free program. They will

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One billion pesos worth of shabu seized by authorities in Malabon warehouse

May 24, 2019

Anti-drug operatives, customs agents, police, military and the Coast Guard on Thursday retrieved from a warehouse in Malabon a total of 146 kilos of shabu worth around one billion pesos concealed in 114 bags inside aluminium pallets. ”The shipment of

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Russia finds Hope in Japanese Responses to War Gaffe: Official

May 24, 2019

Moscow–Russia finds hope in Japanese political parties’ responses to a Japanese lawmaker’s recent remark suggesting a war as a way to take back four islands currently controlled by Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday. Zakharova told a press

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Economic team announces ”catch-up plan” after slow first quarter growth

May 24, 2019

The Economic Development Cluster (EDC) has agreed on a strategy to catch up on growth target given the four-year low GDP growth rate in the first quarter. “A catch-up plan is imperative. The EDC estimates that the government under spent

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SWS survey says 38 percent of Filipinos say lives improved in last 12 months

May 24, 2019

A Social Weather Stations ( SWS) quarterly survey conducted on March 28-31, found 38 percent of adult Filipinos saying their lives improved compared to 21 percent saying their lives worsened in the last 12 months. The net gainer score is

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Shogi master Habu ties record number of victories

May 24, 2019

Tokyo–Yoshiharu Habu, a 48-year-old Japanese shogi master, Thursday tied the record number of victories in official professional games. The ninth-dan holder marked his 1,433rd victory by defeating ninth-dan Koji Tanigawa, 57, in a league match to choose the challenger for

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