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Philippines, Japan ”silent” on comfort woman statue, says coordinator

February 8, 2019

The Philippines and Japanese governments are silent over the comfort women statue unveiled in Aklan last Tuesday, according to Nelia Sancho, Manila coordinator of the International Solidarity Council for Redress. ”Still no (communication), they are still silent,” Sancho told The

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Diokno skips House budget hearing

February 8, 2019

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on FrIday skipped the House Committee on Appropriation’s probe on the alleged insertion in the proposed P3.757 trillion national budget for 2019 and asked that the hearing be rescheduled.   In a letter addressed to House

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Japan Foreign Minister Kono arriving in Philippines Saturday for three-day official visit

February 8, 2019

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will be in the Philippines for a three-day official visit starting Feb. 9 to hold talks with Philippine officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday. Kono will meet with Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr

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Duterte walks out of Cabinet meeting over gov’t red tape

February 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he walked out from the Cabinet meeting after learning of the red tape in government, particularly over some applications which have been pending at the National Economic and Development Authority for 25 years. Duterte

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Stock index ends at 8,100-point level

February 7, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed 41.65 points higher to end at 8, 100.30 on Thursday. In the broader market, there were 115 decliners, 96 gainers and 47 shares unchanged. Volume amounted to 3.4 billion shares worth P7.42 billion from

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Alleged NPA arrested in Bulacan

February 7, 2019

An alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested in a joint military and police operation in Bulacan on Thursday. 1Lt. Catherine Hapin, public affairs officer chief of the  7th Infantry Division,  did not give the name,  but she said he

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End-January 2019 GIR level rises to $82.13 billion 

February 7, 2019

Preliminary data showed gross international reserves (GIR) rose to $82.13 billion as of end-January, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr. announced Thursday. This level is higher than the $79.19 billion level in December 2018 due mainly to

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Suspected child abuse victims hit record 80,000 in Japan

February 7, 2019

Tokyo–The number of children referred by Japanese police to child consultation centers across the country as suspected victims of abuse hit a record high of 80,104 in 2018, up by 14,673, or 22.4 pct, from the preceding year, National Police

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