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Palace assures ”Bikoy” won’t be hurt or killed

May 7, 2019

Malacanang assured on Tuesday the safety of Peter Joemel Advincula, who has surfaced and claimed to be “Bikoy,” in the video series, accusing President Rodrigo Duterte’s family members and allies to be engaged in illegal drug trade. In a press

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PNP looking into allegation gov’t abducted ex-police officer

May 7, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) said they are investigating the claim of former police officer Eduardo Acierto it was the government which abducted retired police Major Lito Pirote. In a video posted online, Acierto accused the government of abducting

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Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension finally starts after 18 years

May 7, 2019

The Department of Transportation ( DOTr) on Tuesday assured the public of faster travel time from Metro Manila to Cavite as construction for the Light Rail Transit- Line 1 Cavite extension is in full motion after nearly 20 years. Transport

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Deaths from truck accidents rise for 1st time in 5 years

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–The number of people who died in truck accidents in Japan totaled 298 in 2017, up 11 from the previous year for the first increase in five years, according to the transport ministry and the Institute for Traffic Accident Research

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Parts of crashed F-35A recovered from ocean floor: Minister

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that parts of an Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth fighter that crashed into the Pacific Ocean in early April have been recovered from the ocean floor. The state-of-the-art fighter, which belonged to the

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People back to work in Japan after 10-day holiday

May 7, 2019

Tokyo/Osaka–Many people in Japan were back to work on Tuesday, after the end on Monday of an unprecedented 10-day holiday during which the Imperial succession was carried out and the country’s era name changed to Reiwa from Heisei. Ticket gates

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IBP Davao slams national branch for allowing ”Bikoy” to divulge claims

May 7, 2019

The Davao City chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) slammed on Monday its national branch for allowing it to be used as the “staging area for Bikoy’s show,” Peter Joemel Advincula surfaced Monday afternoon for a press

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Philippine ready to re-export waste to Canada by May 15: DOF

May 7, 2019

The Philippines is prepared to return 69 container vans of garbage to Canada by May 15 but bureaucratic red tape in the Canadian government has slowed down the process of re-exporting the trash back to their country, the Department of

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