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PNP monitoring 70 alleged private armed groups

March 29, 2019

Police General Oscar Albayalde, chief of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Friday said they are monitoring around 70 alleged private armed groups nationwide for the May elections. Albayalde said this after visiting the province of Abra which is

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2 Thai Navy frigates arrive for goodwill visit

March 29, 2019

Two frigates of the Royal Thai Navy, Naresuan and Bangpakong arrived at South Harbor Friday for a goodwill visit to the Philippines until April 2, the Philippine Navy said Friday. The Thai delegation is headed by the Rear Admiral Chanint

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Rappler head Ressa released after paying bail

March 29, 2019

Rappler Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and executive editor Maria Ressa was released after posting P90,000 bail at the Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 265 Friday afternoon. Ressa was released at around 12:14 pm after posting bail for a case in

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”Nothing unusual and nothing irregular”in arrest of Ressa

March 29, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Friday said there is ”nothing unusual and nothing irregular” in serving the warrant of arrest against Rappler Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maria Ressa. “She has an existing warrant of arrest, there is a

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Business confidence for first quarter up: BSP

March 28, 2019

Business outlook on the economy improved for the first quarter, with the overall confidence index rising to 35.2 percent from 27.2 percent for the fourth quarter, after declining for four consecutive quarters. This means that the number of optimists increased

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Stocks slightly higher, peso declines

March 28, 2019

Philippine stocks closed slightly higher but the peso lost 14 centavos to end at P52.75 against the US dollar on Thursday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index finished at 7,876.40 points, up 15.35 points. In the broader market, there were 120

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Consumer confidence improves for first quarter: BSP 

March 28, 2019

Consumer outlook improved for the first quarter, as the overall confidence index  rose to -0.5 percent from -22.5 percent in the fourth quarter, registering the largest quarter-on-quarter increase since the start of the nationwide survey in the first quarter of

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Cherry blossoms reach full bloom in Tokyo

March 28, 2019

Tokyo–A Somei-Yoshino cherry tree monitored in Tokyo came into full bloom on Wednesday, becoming the first such sample tree to do this in Japan this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The tree, located at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward

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