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78 more police commandos promoted for ”heroism” in 2017 Marawi clash

February 15, 2019

The National Police Commission (Napolcom) passed a resolution promoting 78 Philippine National Police- Special Action Force members who fought during the five-month battle of Marawi in 2017. In a phone interview with The Daily Manila Shimbun on Friday, Napolcom vice

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President Putin to participate in judo practice

February 15, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a training session with members of the Russian national judo team in Sochi on February 14, 2019. (Photo by Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) Jiji Press

P500m worth of suspected cocaine recovered off Dinagat, Siargao islands

February 15, 2019

A total of P500 million worth of alleged cocaine in blocks were recovered by police in the waters of Dinagat and Siargao islands. In a report on Friday, the Caraga region police office said 48 blocks of suspected cocaine were

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Duterte urges parents to have their children vaccinated vs measles

February 15, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte urged parents to allow their children to have anti-measles vaccination. Duterte made the call in a video message aired over national television Friday night. He raised alarm over the rising cases of measles which could lead to

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4 alleged NPAs, two soldier die in Bukidnon clash

February 15, 2019

Four alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members and two soldiers were killed in an encounter  in Bukidnon on Thursday night. Capt. Regie Go, public affairs officer of the 4th Infantry Division,  said troops of 1st Special Forces Battalion were conducting community

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Over half of Japanese want govt to follow Okinawa vote result

Over half of Japanese want govt to follow Okinawa vote result

February 15, 2019

Tokyo–Over half of Japanese people believe that the central government should follow the will of voters in Okinawa Prefecture to be shown in the Feb. 24 referendum there on the planned relocation of a U.S. military base, a Jiji Press

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Police say Japanese restaurant was not robbed last Monday

February 15, 2019

National Capital Region Police Director Guillermo Eleazar on Friday belied reports a Japanese restaurant in Quezon City was held up last February 11. Eleazar denounced the post circulating in social media about an alleged robbery at Nomiya Izakaya Japanese restaurant

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70 pct of Japanese see Russia leading isle talks: Jiji Poll

February 15, 2019

Tokyo, Feb. 15 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press opinion survey showed Friday 70.0 pct of Japanese people believe that Moscow is leading negotiations between Japan and Russia on their territorial dispute over four northwestern Pacific islands. The proportion of respondents who

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