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Two motorcycle riders die in collision with truck in Camarines Norte

March 8, 2019

Two persons on a motorcycle died in a collision with a truck collided in Camarines Norte Thursday morning. According to a report by Camarines Norte provincial police, an Isuzu truck driven by Roberto Rafael collided with a Suzuki Raider 115

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Caloocan City fire hits 10 homes

March 8, 2019

A fire in Caloocan City engulfed 10 homes and a motor shop, affected 33 families on Friday.  According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, arson possibly caused the fire.  “They recovered gasoline-soaked clothes in two different areas. They saw unidentified

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Kagaoan heads Naval Forces Western Mindanao

March 8, 2019

Rear Admiral Erick Kagaoan assumed as the new head of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) in a ceremony in Zamboanga City on Thursday. The change of command ceremony that was presided Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy Vice Admiral

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Marubeni, D.M Consunji secure contract for two LRT Line 2 East stations

March 8, 2019

Marubeni Corp. and D.M Consunji, Inc. secured an electric and mechanical (E&M) contract from the government for two additional stations eastwards of the LRT Line 2 East extensions project for $62 million. Marubeni, as consortium leader, will be responsible for

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Dominguez wants DILG, MGB to enforce law vs living in hazardous mine areas

March 8, 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has requested the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to strictly enforce laws and regulations that restrict access of people in areas identified as vulnerable to

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Palace says UN rights official fed with wrong info on PH drug war

March 7, 2019

Malacañang hit on Thursday UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet who urged other countries not to emulate the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Bachelet apparently was supplied with the

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PSE index, peso up

March 7, 2019

The Philippine share index and the peso ended higher on Thursday. The peso closed at P52.165 against the US dollar, up from Wednesday’s P52.24. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.31 billion

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New swine fever case confirmed in Gifu Pref.

March 7, 2019

Gifu–The Gifu prefectural government said Thursday that a new case of swine fever infection has been confirmed in the central Japan prefecture at a pig farm in the city of Yamagata. Several pigs at the farm tested positive for the

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