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Japan Foreign Minister Kono arrives for talks

February 9, 2019

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono arrived Saturday for a three-day official visit. Tomoyuki Honda, the Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, said Kono arrived at the Ninoy International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City. Honda

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China tops list of nations on awareness of Japan’s imperial succession

February 9, 2019

Tokyo–The proportion of people outside Japan who know about Japan’s planned Imperial succession was highest in China among six surveyed countries, the Japan Press Research Institute, a private think tank, said Saturday. The share in China came to 37.9 pct,

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BI arrests 30 Chinese allegedly found working illegally in Paranaque

February 9, 2019

Intelligence operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested Thursday evening 30 Chinese nationals found to be working illegally in several establishments in Parañaque.  According to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, the aliens were caught working without the proper visa or permit, in violation

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Bodies of two Indians found in plane wreck in Bataan

February 9, 2019

The bodies of two Indian nationals on board a single-engine plane that went missing after it failed to return to Bulacan from Subic last Sunday were found in Bataan on Friday. 1Lt. Catherine Hapin,  public affairs office chief of the 

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Two die as armed men enter house in Batangas

February 9, 2019

Two died when three armed men entered a house and shot them in Batangas Friday evening, police said.  According to a report by the Batangas provincial police, three victims identified as Nomer del Mundo, Severina Basco and Ricardo Basco were

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Four arrested as P2.8m worth of alleged shabu found in Makati condominium

February 9, 2019

Four persons were arrested as at least P2.8 million worth of suspected illegal drugs were seized during a buy-bust operation by the Special Enforcement Service of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Friday night. Arrested were Ruth Anne Mabalay, Sarah

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Soldiers recover war materiel after encounter with alleged NPAs in Negros Oriental

February 9, 2019

Soldiers recovered war materiel after a 30-minute encounter with alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Oriental on Friday afternoon. Captain Eduardo Precioso,  spokesman of the 3rd Infantry Division, said the encounter occurred  in the vicinity of Sitio

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Tokyo eyeing arbitration over wartime labor issues with Seoul

February 8, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government is expected to ask the South Korean government to set up an arbitration committee on wartime labor issues based on a 1965 bilateral agreement. Tokyo is likely to take the step because Seoul had made no response

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