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3 tow truck operators arrested for extortion in Marikina

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MARIKINA CITY: Three operators of a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)-accredited tow truck firm were arrested in Marikina City before dawn on Sunday. The suspects were identified as Bernard Soriano, 36; Reden Rosendo, 32; and Robie Collado, 31. They were arrested along FVR Road in Barangay IVC. Prior to the arrest, a complaint was filed […]

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20 ‘illegal foreign vendors’ arrested in Manila

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TWENTY people identified as Chinese nationals were arrested in a Manila shopping mall for selling goods without permits, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said in a statement on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that the suspects were arrested inside the 11/88 mall in Regente Street, Binondo on Friday while selling goods. The […]

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PH bans entry of domestic, wild pigs from swine flu-hit countries

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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) banned the importation of domestic and wild pigs from countries hit by African Swine Fever (ASF), following confirmed growing cases in several provinces in China. In a statement over the weekend, the DA’s Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) cited confirmed outbreaks of ASF in four provinces in China, with the first case […]

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Protest held at Japan embassy over dolphin slaughter fest

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ANIMAL rights groups on Sunday called for an end to the annual killing of 20,000 dolphins in Japan during a protest in front of the Japanese Embassy at Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. They cited the brutal dolphin hunt in Taiji Cove in Japan, where dolphins and whales were herded and killed for meat or captured to be […]

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Andanar not on way out – Go

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President Rodrigo Duterte’s top aide has denied reports that Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar was on his way out, saying the Chief Executive is satisfied with the latter’s performance. Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go issued the statement after reports circulated that broadcaster Jay Sonza was being eyed as the new head […]

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One dead, 18 injured as plane catches fire in Russia

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MOSCOW: One person died–apparently of a heart attack — and 18 people sought medical help when a plane skidded off a runway in Russia’s Olympic city of Sochi, slid into a river and caught fire during landing early Saturday, officials said. The Boeing 737 flying from Moscow with 166 passengers and six crew members overshot […]

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UPDATE: 8 hurt in blast, blaze at German refinery

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BERLIN: A fire erupted on Saturday at a refinery in southern Germany following an explosion, injuring at least eight people and forcing authorities to evacuate almost 2,000 local residents, police said. The explosion took place at around 5:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) in a site owned by the Bayernoil group near the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, […]

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DPWH starts Tripa de Gallina bridge repair

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THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) started to rebuild and strengthen one of 36 bridges in Metro Manila that was identified as old and weak and to make it safe and resilient, especially against earthquakes. DPWH National Capital Region Director Melvin Navarro said on Friday that the two lanes of the four-lane Tripa de Gallina Bridge along Gil Puyat […]

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M3 growth slows, bank lending up in July

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GROWTH in the country’s money supply slowed in July despite faster expansion in bank lending, the central bank reported on Friday. Domestic liquidity or M3 expanded by 11 percent year-on-year to P11.103 trillion, slower than June’s revised 11.8 percent growth. Month-on-month and seasonally adjusted, M3 also  increased by 0.6 percent. Bank lending growth, meanwhile, accelerated to […]

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Kerwin Espinosa pleads not guilty to murder raps

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SELF-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa pleaded not guilty for the murder charges filed against him before a Manila court early Friday. In an arraignment at the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 40, Espinosa entered a not guilty plea for the killing of an Albuera, Leyte barangay chairman in May 31, 2006. Co-respondents Max Miro and […]

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