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Palace says Duterte’s fourth visit to China yielded ”positive results”

April 27, 2019

Malacanang on Saturday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth visit to China for the Second Belt and Road Forum will allow Filipinos to have a comfortable, secure and prosperous life. “The President’s 4th visit to our giant neighbor in the north

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Taiwanese vessel rescues three Filipino fishermen off Batanes

April 27, 2019

Three Filipino fishermen were rescued off the shores of Batanes by a Taiwanese vessel. According to the Philippine Cost Guard upon report from a certain Mr. Yan of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taiwanese fishing vessel Xhin Zhenfeng No. 3

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Chinese businessmen to pour in $12.2-B investments to PH – DTI

April 27, 2019

The Philippines has cornered US$12.2-billion worth of pledged investments from China, the Department of Trade and Industry said Friday. Chinese investors promised to pour in their resources during the exchange of 19 signed business agreements with the Filipino businessmen who

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Duterte pledges PH to uphold open, rules-based international order in Belt and Road Forum

April 27, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Friday that the Philippines would uphold and defend the open and rules-based international order during his attendance to the Second Belt and Road Forum being held in Beijing, China. In his speech during the high-level

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Angat Dam may reach below minimum operating level this week: NWRB

April 26, 2019

The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) on Friday said water level on Angat Dam might reach below minimum operating water level by the end of the week. Angat Dam’s water level as on Friday morning is at 180.73 meters, several

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Duterte declares 2019 as ILO Centenary

April 26, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared 2019 as International Labor Organization Centenary. Proclamation No. 710 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea by authority of the President on April 24, noted that ILO was established in 1919 and the Philippines, as an

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Magnitude 5.5 quake hits Surigao del Norte: Phivolcs

April 26, 2019

A magnitude 5.5 quake jolted Surigao del Norte Friday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded around 1:26 pm with its center located at 70 kilometers southeast of General Luna. The tectonic quake

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Bodies of two missing Filipinas in Cyprus found: DFA

April 26, 2019

The bodies of two missing Filipinas were found in an abandoned mine in Cyprus earlier this month, and the self-confessed suspect is a member of the National Guard, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said Friday. ”It was found

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