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Sotto says Senate ”getting confused” over House position on 2019 budget

March 19, 2019

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Tuesday the Senate is getting confused on the House of Representatives’ plan for the 2019 national budget. “We’re already getting confused. What do (they want to do)? We will just wait for them

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P1 billion worth of shabu seized by PDEA in Ayala Alabang, mall

March 19, 2019

At least 148 kilos of shabu worth P1 billion were seized by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents at a shabu laboratory in Ayala Alabang and a related buy-bust in Muntinlupa City Tuesday. Around 123 kilos of shabu with a street value of P836.4

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Albayalde on 10-day official visit to US

March 19, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde is on a 10-day official visit to the United States after he was invited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to attend their counter-terrorism seminars and meetings. “Our chief PNP, Director General

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MWSS says Chinese-funded Kaliwa Dam project better than Japanese proposal

March 19, 2019

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ( MWSS) said the China-funded Kaliwa Dam project can provide more stored water which will last until summer compared to Japanese firm’s proposal.  In a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, MWSS was asked by

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Philippines will not arrest encroaching Vietnamese fishermen, will tell them to leave

March 19, 2019

The Philippines and Vietnam agreed not to apprehend Filipino and Vietnamese fishermen who encroach in their areas, but tell them to leave. In an interview with reporters in Clark Airbase on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said this was agreed

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Sotto insists rebate must be imposed on Manila Water

March 19, 2019

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Tuesday that rebates should be imposed on the concessionaire Manila Water after their customers in east zone of Metro Manila struggled with weak supply last week. “The lightest penalty is rebate, the lowest

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Overall BOP position reverses to a surplus of $467 million in February

March 19, 2019

The overall balance of payments (BOP) yielded a surplus of $467 million in February, a reversal of the $429 million BOP deficit in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Tuesday. Inflows stemmed mainly from

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Philippine withdrawal from ICC final at least under Duterte admin, Palace says

March 19, 2019

The Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute, which created the International Criminal Court, is final at least under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacanang said on Tuesday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said there is no

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