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PNP gives Cebu cops two weeks to solve Talisay ambush

January 23, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday said officers from the Central Visayas police office will be “automatically relieved” if they failed to solve the ambush in Talisay City that resulted in the death of San Fernando

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Duterte asks Congress for its P30m share of bounty in Batocabe murder; delivers his P20m

January 23, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has already given his share on the P50-million reward for the information leading to the resolution of the murder of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe. In a speech in Lucena City on Tuesday, Duterte said he gave

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Diokno sees Q4 GDP at “neighborhood” of 7%

January 23, 2019

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday that the economic growth for the fourth quarter of last year could be around seven percent. The government is set to release the official gross domestic product growth for the fourth quarter of

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Daraga mayor in hospital hours after arrest

January 23, 2019

Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, allegedly the main suspect in the killing of a partylist congressman and his bodyguard last month, was transferred to a hospital hours after being nabbed for illegal possession of firearms. Senior Superintendent Arnold Ardiente, Bicol Regional

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Abe, Putin vow to take leadership in peace treaty talks

January 23, 2019

Moscow–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday that they will take the leadership in the two countries’ efforts to conclude a World War II peace treaty while reconfirming their intention to promote bilateral negotiations, including

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EXCLUSIVE: Nursing skill tests under new visa to start in Vietnam, Philippines

January 23, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government is considering conducting, in Vietnam and the Philippines for the time being, skills tests for foreigners hoping to work in the nursing sector under one of Japan’s two new visa categories, informed sources told Jiji Press on

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Three killed as Cebu municipal mayor survives ambush

January 23, 2019

Three persons were killed, including the husband of a municipal mayor, after they were attacked in Talisay City, Cebu Tuesday night. Central Visayas Police spokesperson Supt. Ma. Aurora Rayos said the fatalities as Recardo Reluya Jr., husband of San Fernando

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EXCLUSIVE: Ghosn’s undisclosed pay included payments from Dutch unit

January 23, 2019

Tokyo–Carlos Ghosn’s undisclosed compensation when he headed Nissan Motor Co. included payments from a Dutch subsidiary of the Japanese automaker, informed sources told Jiji Press on Tuesday. Ghosn has been indicted on charges of violating Japan’s financial instruments and exchange

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