Two killed as grenade thrown inside mosque in Zamboanga City

January 30, 2019

Two people were killed while four were wounded in a grenade explosion in a mosque in Zamboanga City on Wednesday. Col. Gerry Besana, Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) Western Mindanao Command spokesman, said a grenade was thrown by an

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Abe refuses to dismiss labor min. over statistics debacle

January 29, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday rejected a demand to dismiss labor minister Takumi Nemoto to hold him responsible for survey flaws at the labor ministry. “We’ll fulfill our political responsibility by doing our utmost to take preventive measures,”

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Makati cops arrest ‘French Spiderman’ for climbing 45th floor of building

January 29, 2019

Police arrested a 56-year-old French national who tried to climb a building  in Ayala Avenue Tuesday morning. In a report, Makati police arrested  Alain Robert Philippe after bystanders reported seeing him climbing the 45th floor of GT Tower at 10:15

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Jolo blasts possibly suicide bombers: Duterte

January 29, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said it is possible suicide bombers from the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group were responsible on the twin blasts that rocked a cathedral in Jolo over the weekend. Duterte in an ambush interview after a groundbreaking

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Duterte urges Filipinos to get vaccinations

January 29, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged people to be vaccinated against disease after authorities saw fewer children getting vaccines due to the scare created by the Dengvaxia case. “The Dengvaxia (vaccine)…. because of it, many Filipino families, not only in

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Stock index still above 8,000 points, peso gains

January 29, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed lower but still ended above the 8,000-point mark on Tuesday. The index closed at 8,050.82, down 3.1 points. In the broader market, there were 124 decliners, 86 gainers and 33 shares unchanged. Volume reached

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Senate approves bill creating senior citizens commission

January 29, 2019

The Senate on Monday passed on third and final reading a measure creating a commission for the elderly. Senate Bill No. 2159, under Committee Report 552, establishing the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), was approved in the Senate with

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Lorenzana admits possible security lapses led to Jolo bombing

January 29, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana admits possible lapses in the security of Mt. Carmel Cathedral in Jolo where at 20 persons were killed in last Sunday’s explosion. Lorenzana said even before the explosion the church was guarded by soldiers as the

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