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PPCRV, KBP call for Comelec’s “greater transparency” after delays on unofficial poll results at transparency server

PPCRV, KBP call for Comelec’s “greater transparency” after delays on unofficial poll results at transparency server

May 14, 2019

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ( PPCRV), along with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas ( KBP), asked on Monday the Commission on Elections for “greater transparency” after the poll body’s transparency server recorded a delay in

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TOKYO REPORT: Japan to shift toward digital storage of public records

May 14, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government has decided to shift toward the digital management of most public records by the time the new building for the National Archives of Japan opens in fiscal 2026. The decision is aimed at preventing a recurrence of

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Suga declines to clarify whether regret over N. Korea missiles shared with pence

May 13, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga stopped short of clarifying Monday whether he and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence had shared the view that North Korea’s recent firing of short-range ballistic missiles was extremely regrettable. “At the meeting, we affirmed

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PPCRV distances itself from problematic transparency server

May 13, 2019

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ( PPCRV) distanced itself from the problem being encountered by the transparency server where the poll watchdog has been relying its quick count for Monday’s elections. Since the first transmission of the unofficial

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Alleged private armed group member killed, six others nabbed in Zamboanga del Sur

May 13, 2019

An alleged member of a private armed group was killed while six others were apprehended after an encounter with Zamboanga del Sur on Sunday night. Lt. Angel Manglapus, public affairs officer of the 1st Infantry Division, said their soldiers deployed

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Trump may present trophy to winner of sumo tournament

May 13, 2019

Tokyo–U.S. President Donald Trump may present a specially made trophy to the winner in the makuuchi top Japanese professional sumo division at the ongoing summer grand tournament on May 26, the final day of the competition, it has been learned.

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Three suspects in grenade explosion in Lanao del Sur arrested

May 13, 2019

Three suspects were apprehended after a grenade explosion in Lanao del Sur Monday afternoon. Col. Romeo Brawner, commander of 103rd Brigade, failed to give further details about the incident but noted that based on initial report a grenade exploded inside

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Military says 2019 elections peaceful and successful

May 13, 2019

Despite explosions and other election-related incidents, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) declared that the conduct of 2019 mid-term polls is peaceful and successful. “The AFP congratulates the Filipino people for the successful conduct of the National and Local

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