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Palace says protecting marine ecosystem always gov’t priority: Panelo

May 5, 2019

Protecting the marine ecosystem in the West Philippine Sea has been a top concern of the government, a Palace official said after the Supreme Court issued a writ of kalikasan last Friday. “We stress that the essence of such writ

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SWS survey ”hard slap on the face of the opposition”: Panelo

May 5, 2019

The Palace welcomes the result of a Social Weather Stations survey where President Rodrigo Duterte earned a record-high net satisfaction rating. “The Palace is pleased with the results of the First Quarter 2019 survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations

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Duterte condoles with family of late Speaker Nograles

May 5, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte, in a statement on Sunday, expressed his condolences to the family of the late Former House Speaker Prospero Nograles. “His legacy as a leader who used his voice to speak on behalf of the Filipino people will

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Phivolcs raises alert level at Mount Bulusan

May 5, 2019

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday raised the alert level of Mount Bulusan from 0 to 1 which was labeled as “abnormal.” A bulletin by Phivolcs around 11:10 am said Mount Bulusan was at Alert Level

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AFP respects SC writ of amparo and habeas data in favor of NUPL

May 5, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the military respects the decision of the Supreme Court to issue a writ of amparo and habeas data in favor of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL). “We take notice through

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Seven hurt in encounter with alleged NPAs in Camarines Sur

May 5, 2019

Seven people, including a soldier and militiaman, were wounded in a 15-minute firefight with alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in Camarines Sur on Saturday morning. Capt. Joash Pramis, spokesman of the 9th Infantry Division, said the encounter happened

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Aso urges ADB to end lending to China

May 5, 2019

Nadi, Fiji–Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso called on the Asian Development Bank on Saturday to realize China’s “graduation” from its lending promptly. The regional lender for developing countries “should hold substantive discussions on a concrete path toward graduation while prioritizing

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Number of Children in Japan Falls by Third in Heisei

May 5, 2019

Tokyo–The number of children in Japan fell by a third in the 30-year Heisei era, which ended in April, internal affairs ministry data showed Saturday. The number of children aged under 15 is estimated at 15.33 million as of April

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