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Immigration reshuffles officials at NAIA

March 11, 2019

Top Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been reshuffled as part of an effort by management to further professional advancement of its employees and improve its service to the public, a statement by

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Red killed, soldier hurt in Masbate clash

March 10, 2019

An alleged communist rebel was killed while one soldier was wounded in an armed encounter in Masbate Saturday morning. Report from Bicol Regional Police said joint elements of 1st Police Mobile Force Company, the Regional Intelligence Division 5, and the

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan mulls raising tariffs on S. Korean products

March 9, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government is considering raising tariffs on some South Korean products as part of possible countermeasures over wartime labor issues, informed sources told Jiji Press on Saturday. Tokyo is considering taking countermeasures if South Korean plaintiffs sell Japanese companies’

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Alleged Abu Sayyaf member killed in Sulu

March 9, 2019

An alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf was killed in a 20-minute encounter with government troops in Sulu on Saturday. Lt. Col. Gerald Monfort, Joint Task Force Sulu spokesman, said the troops of 2nd Special Forces Battalion encountered an armed man

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Two men arrested for taking wagyu eggs out of Japan to China

March 9, 2019

Osaka–Police arrested two men in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday on suspicion of taking fertilized eggs and sperm of “wagyu” Japanese beef cattle out of Japan to China illegally. The case is an apparent attempt to sell wagyu’s genetic

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EXCLUSIVE: Plea talks over Ghosn charges begin in October

March 9, 2019

Tokyo–Tokyo prosecutors and Nissan Motor Co. executives began negotiations on plea-bargaining deals over charges against Carlos Ghosn, former chairman of the Japanese automaker, in October, informed sources told Jiji Press on Saturday. Ghosn, 65, was arrested on Nov. 19, a

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6.2 quake hits Surigao del Norte

March 9, 2019

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the province of Surigao Del Norte Friday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the quake at 39km northeast of Burgos, Surigao Del Norte around 11:06 pm. The offshore quake, tectonic in

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Manila Water, Maynilad announce areas with weak water pressure

March 9, 2019

Manila Water and Maynilad Water announced areas which will experience low pressure to no water supply due to low levels at the La Mesa Dam. A Manila Water advisory in their website and social media accounts on Friday said they

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