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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:09:41 +0000

Eight persons were killed and dozens injured when a series of earthquakes struck islands in the northern Philippines early Saturday, toppling historic buildings and sending terrified locals fleeing from their…READ

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Credit to Author: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:08:26 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO: Electronic cigarettes are “undoubtedly harmful” and should be regulated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (Saturday in Manila), as it warned against the use of…READ

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Credit to Author: ASSOCIATED PRESS| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 16:20:31 +0000

JOLIET, Ill.: Joey Logano is making his 11th NASCAR Cup Series start at Chicagoland Speedway, and it’s just like his first race all over again. Like so many other drivers,…READ

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Credit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:13:41 +0000

AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to get him out of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and transfer him to another agency, senator-elect Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go…READ

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Credit to Author: LISBET K. ESMAEL| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:12:26 +0000

Students will get free rides from the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3), Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT 2) and Philippine National Railways (PNR) at select hours from Monday…READ

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Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:12:59 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte is “sick and tired of the system” and regrets having run for the nation’s top post, given the Philippines’ seemingly insurmountable problems. “I lost my enthusiasm to…READ

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Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:11:54 +0000

State-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has failed to resolve about half of 9,033 cases alleging fraud and other violations by partner healthcare providers. Data retrieved by The Manila Times…READ

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Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:16:32 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte urged the Muslim community to continue partnering with the government in promoting peace and understanding among Filipinos as the country marked the end of Ramadan. In his…READ

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Credit to Author: AL JACINTO, TMT| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 16:05:16 +0000

SULU: A Dutch hostage had joined the Abu Sayyaf seven years after he was kidnapped, along with a Swiss, in the southern province of Tawi-Tawi, a police official claimed. Ewold…READ

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Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 16:23:46 +0000

Manila Mayor-elect Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has vowed to “move heaven and earth” to clean the city. “I have made a commitment to clean up Manila…Dugyot kami e. Papaliguan ko lang…READ

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