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Duterte says all his campaign promises met, except resolving traffic woes

February 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday blamed Congress for his failure to fulfill one of his campaign promises, which is to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila. In a speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban campaign rally

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Moscow ready to talk with Tokyo on imperial Russian treasure

February 23, 2019

Moscow–The Russian government is ready to have talks with the Japanese side if new evidence emerges to suggest the existence of Imperial Russian treasure that should be returned from Japan, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday. Zakharova made the

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Palace defends ”Build, Build, Build” program

February 23, 2019

The Palace defended administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program and the administration’s war against drugs after an opposition lawmaker criticized it, “While detractors of this Administration consistently deliberate on how to mudsling the President’s achievements, we remain focused on how to

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Two cops killed in encounter with alleged NPAs in Occidental Mindoro

February 23, 2019

Two policemen were killed in an encounter with alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday. Killed were SPO1 Bonifacio Tacuyo and SPO2 Raymundo Robles, both assigned at 1st Provincial Mobile Force Co., a police report

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Crown Prince Naruhito turns 59, vows to fulfill role of symbol

February 23, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito, who will become Emperor on May 1, expressed his determination to fulfill the role of the symbol of the state after taking the throne, at a news conference before he turned 59 on Saturday. “I feel

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Belgian aid for community work in Philippines go to front organizations: report

February 23, 2019

A government task force created by President Rodrigo Duterte to create a national peace framework to end the communist insurgency told the European Council the Belgian government confirmed giving millions of euros in aid to communities in the Philippines which

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Panel seeks review to fees on low-cost smartphone firms

February 23, 2019

Tokyo–A Japanese government panel on Friday called for a review to connection fees imposed on low-cost smartphone service providers for the use of mobile phone carriers’ communications networks. In an outline of a planned interim report, the communications ministry’s panel

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US Secretary of State Pompeo arriving on Feb 28 for talks with Duterte, Locsin

February 23, 2019

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will be arriving on Feb 28 for talks with President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. This was posted by Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino on the US State Department’s website on Friday.

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