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Duterte raises doubt over Marcoses ill-gotten wealth

February 27, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has raised doubt that late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, along with his other family members, stole from the government during his two-decade rule. This as Duterte reiterated why he allowed Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng

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PNP reminds parents to guard children due to harmful mobile app

February 27, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde reminded  parents to always check the activities of their children after a Grade 11 student reportedly committed suicide after playing a mobile application. “For our parents, we need to guard our children.

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Palace trusts telcos to improve Hotline 8888 for citizens’ easier access

February 27, 2019

Malacanang expressed optimism on Wednesday that the telecommunications networks would improve their service so that the public could easily access the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Hotline. In a statement, Panelo said that the institutionalization of Hotline 8888 was among the first

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Duterte yet to name 4 more members of the supposed 80-man BTA

February 27, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to appoint four more members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA). This as Malacanang released on Wednesday the appointment papers of the 76 of the supposed 80 members of the BTA, led by Chief Minister

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Navy ship rescue seven from sinking boat

February 27, 2019

Personnel of the Naval Task Group Tawi-Tawi under the Naval Forces Western Mindanao rescued seven crew members of a sinking motor launch  boat off the waters of Tawi-Tawi last Monday. Rear Admiral Rene Medina, Naval Forces Western Mindanao commander, said

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Duterte threatens to subpoena Trillanes’ mother over alleged anomalous deals with Navy

February 27, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to have the 84-year old mother of opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV subpoenaed over alleged anomalous transactions that she entered into with the Philippine Navy decades ago. “We will initiate an investigation just like yours

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EXCLUSIVE: Major Japanese cities ready for more roles during disasters

February 27, 2019

Tokyo–Nine major Japanese cities plan to file for designation as municipalities that can implement temporary housing development and other emergency measures during major disasters on behalf of prefectural governments, a Jiji Press survey showed. Sendai, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, Kobe, Okayama,

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Stocks close higher

February 26, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed 26.03 points higher to 7,988.16 on Tuesday. In the broader market, there were 104 decliners and 91 gainers while 51 shares were unchanged. Volume reached 1.15 billion valued P10.93 billion from Friday’s 1.51 billion

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