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92% of Filipinos welcome 2019 with hope: SWS

January 1, 2019

Malacanang expressed gratitude towards Filipinos over Monday’s Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed 92 percent of Filipinos enter 2019 with hope. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, in a statement, that the government is thankful for the Filipinos’ optimism under

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Duterte calls on Filipinos to “work hand in hand’ to defeat illegal drugs, crime

January 1, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte urges the Filipino to “work hand in hand” to defeat illegal drugs, criminality and corruption in the country. In his New Year’s day message, Duterte said he joins Filipinos in welcoming the new year with full of

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Soldier dies, 2 hurt as militiaman runs amuck in Basilan

January 1, 2019

Zamboanga City – A soldier was killed while two militiamen were injured when another militiaman ran amuck in the province of Basilan, a police official disclosed Tuesday. Chief Supt. Emmanuel Luis Licup, regional police director, said  the incident happened around 5:50 p.m. on

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Holiday celebration ”resoundingly successful”: PNP

January 1, 2019

Overall celebration of holiday seasons has been “resoundingly successful” according to Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday. “We are happy to announce that the overall celebration of holiday seasons, based on our monitoring of the different festivities starting December 16

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DOF hopeful on passge of Trabaho bill, other CTRP packages in 2019

January 1, 2019

The Department of Finance (DOF) remains optimistic that the proposed reduction in the 30 percent corporate income tax and the overhaul of the fiscal incentives system, along with the rest of the tax reform packages proposed by the Duterte administration, would be approved

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Japanese ambassador condoles with families of victims of tropical depression, Cotabato blast

January 1, 2019

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda offered “his sincerest condolences to the families of the victims of the recent heavy rainfall caused by tropical depression ‘Usman’, as well as the bombing incident in Cotabato City on December 31st.” Haneda,

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DOH says fireworks-related injuries post “historic” 68% decline

January 1, 2019

The Department of Health (DOH) recorded a “historic” 68 percent decline or a total number of 139 fireworks-related injuries as of Tuesday morning, January 1, 2019. In a press conference Tuesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said compared to last

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At least two dead in explosion at Cotabato shopping mall: police

January 1, 2019

At least two persons were killed and up 32 were injured after an improvised bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Cotabato City Monday night. In a report by the Soccsksargen regional police, the blast occurred at the South Seas

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