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Japanese minister hails TEPCO decision on foreign workers

May 23, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese labor minister Takumi Nemoto Thursday welcomed a decision by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. not to use foreign workers for nuclear plant decommissioning work. “This is an appropriate decision,” Nemoto said at a parliamentary committee meeting. On Tuesday,

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Man arrested for disrespecting grandparents in Valenzuela: police

May 23, 2019

A 26-year-old man was arrested in Valenzuela City last Tuesday for disrespecting his grandparents over a pair of shoes. A report from Valenzuela City police station said an argument between the suspects and his grandparents happened around 1:20pm inside their

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Robredo denies LP has links with ”Bikoy”

May 23, 2019

Vice President Leni Robredo denied involvement of the Liberal Party on the allegation of a man who claims to be behind the videos accusing President Rodrigo Duterte and those close with him of involvement in illegal drugs. In a press

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Japan ruling, opposition parties agree on Child Abuse Legislation

May 23, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s ruling and opposition parties reached an agreement on Thursday to modify legislation aimed at revising laws against child abuse. The agreement paved the way for the Diet, the country’s parliament, to pass the legislation during its current session set

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Navy’s first missile armed frigate launched in South Korea

May 23, 2019

The Philippine Navy’s (PN) first missile armed frigate was formally launched in a ceremony in South Korea on Thursday. Capt. Jonathan Zata, Philippine Navy spokesman said the first of the two units of multi-mission capable frigate of the Philippine Navy

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Trump’s Japan visit to destroyer stronger Alliance: US Official

May 23, 2019

Washington–A visit to Japan by U.S. President Donald Trump, set to start Saturday, will demonstrate a stronger alliance between the two countries, a senior U.S. administration official said Wednesday. The visit “demonstrates that the alliance between the United States and

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Palace says no “mistreatment” by Hong Kong vs ex-Ombudsman Morales that warrants filing of protest

May 23, 2019

Malacanang said on Thursday there was no “mistreatment” by the Hong Kong authorities against former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales that would prompt the government to file a protest. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he immediately called up

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Advincula does not know persons in oust-Duterte matrix

May 23, 2019

Peter Joenel Advincula, the self-confessed person behind the videos against President Rodrigo Duterte, said he does not know who are those persons included in the oust-Duterte matrix released by Malacanang. In a press briefing at Camp Crame, Advincula or “Bikoy”

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