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PNP said ”Bikoy” deceived law enforcement agencies

May 8, 2019

Philippine National Police ( PNP) General Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday said a man who said he is “Bikoy”, the man behind videos linking the family and associates of President Rodrigo Duterte also deceived some law enforcement agencies to give him

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Communists give rare congratulations for new emperor’s enthronement

May 8, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese Communist Party has issued a rare congratulatory message on new Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement at the beginning of this month, in an apparent sign of a softening of its stance against the Imperial Institution. The statement was released by

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Lower election-related deaths as polls near: PNP

May 8, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded 31 election-related incidents a few days before the 2019 midterm elections. Based on their records of PNP-National Election Monitoring and Action Center (NEMAC), fourteen persons died while 14 were injured. Twenty-one of the

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Travelers surge during Japan’s Golden Week holiday

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–The number of people in Japan who traveled by rail and air during this year’s Golden Week holiday period in the nation surged from a year earlier, data from railway operators and airlines showed on Tuesday. The six passenger service

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Ise Jingu sees visitor surge during Golden Week holiday

May 7, 2019

Tsu, Mie Pref.–The Ise Jingu shrine complex in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, saw the number of visitors more than double from a year before during this year’s Golden Week holiday period in the country, the Shinto shrine said Tuesday. During

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Jobless rate down for second straight quarter: SWS

May 7, 2019

The jobless rate has gone down for the second straight quarter to 19.7 percent, equivalent to 9.4 million adults, the first quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said Tuesday. The survey, which was done on March 28-31,  is

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Stocks, peso higher on inflation news

May 7, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange index rose higher on Tuesday after the government reported that inflation for April was the lowest in more than a year. The peso settled at P51.865 against the US dollar from Monday’s P51.925. Volume at the

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea to meet on projectile launches by North

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–Working-level defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea will hold a meeting in Seoul on Thursday, Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a press conference Tuesday. They are expected to mainly exchange information on and analyze North

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