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Husband seeks help for ‘abused’, jailed OFW in Saudi Arabia
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is negotiating the release of an allegedly "abused" overseas Filipina worker (OFW), currently detained in Burayda, Qassim, Saudi Arabia after being...
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Reelected Negros Occidental mayor dies of multiple organ failure
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A reelected town mayor here died of multiple organ failure in the early hours of Friday, May 27.Mayor Mario Magno was pronounced dead at 3:15 am on Friday, weeks after...
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Who can be buried at Heroes' Cemetery? AFP explains rules
MANILA, Philippines – Given the continuing controversy over the proposed burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery), the Armed Forces of the...
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Duterte camp on end of canvassing: Victory now official
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Finally, it’s official.With the canvassing of votes now over, Rodrigo Duterte can officially claim victory in the 2016 presidential elections. “Finally, victory has been...
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Marcos camp to Robredo: Congratulations
MANILA, Philippines – The camp of Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr congratulated Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative Leni Robredo, who officially won as vice president Friday evening, May...
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Hugs and tears: Obama meets A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima
HiIROSHIMA, Japan – Two men who suffered horrific injuries in the world's first nuclear strike seven decades ago came face-to-face Friday with the present-day commander-in-chief of the country that...
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Robredo tells supporters: Win impossible without you
MANILA, Philippines – From one percent to vice president.Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo on Friday, May 27, thanked her supporters – those who chose her even before her survey ratings went up...
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Obama wraps up historic Asia trip
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Barack Obama on Friday, May 27 wrapped up a historic trip to Asia, where he sought to deepen US involvement by boosting ties to former adversaries in the region.He paid...
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N. Korea warns S. Korea of retaliatory strikes
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Saturday, May 28, warned South Korea of "merciless retaliatory strikes", a day after the South fired warning shots at North Korean boats near their disputed sea...
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Manny Pacquiao eager to back Duterte’s legislative agenda
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Senator-elect Manny Pacquiao is in Davao City to meet with President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.“Para bigay suporta kay mayor…’Yung suporta ko para sa mga adbokasiya niya,” said...
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Ban disappointed by UN rejection of press freedom watchdog
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply disappointed by a UN decision to deny the Committee to Protect Journalists special status at the world body, his spokesman said Friday, May...
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Journalist shot dead in Manila – police
MANILA, Philippines – A crime journalist has been shot dead in Manila, police and colleagues said Saturday, May 28, the latest addition to a lengthening list of unsolved murders of media workers in the...
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Ex-UST rector to head top Catholic school in Rome
MANILA, Philippines – Fr Rolando de la Rosa, former rector of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, is set to head the Pontifical University of St Thomas in Rome, better known as the...
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US forces in Okinawa under curfew after suspected murder
TOKYO, Japan – US forces in Okinawa are to be put under night-time curfew for a month following the suspected rape and murder of a woman by a former US marine, officials said Saturday, May 28.Public...
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WATCH: Bughaw, the blue whale, swims along Dumaguete coast
MANILA, Philippines – They called the blue whale Bughaw. The two-minute video taken by the Cetacean Ecology Lab at the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) of The University of Hong Kong and...
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NBI nabs alleged drug dealer at Closeup concert
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested a man suspected to be part of a group that sold illegal drugs at the Closeup Forever Summer open-air concert,...
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Sri Lanka says 100 missing in landslides are dead
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Around 100 people still missing following landslides in Sri Lanka last week are believed dead, authorities said Saturday, May 28, after failing to find signs of life under tons of...
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Thai rescuers battle rough seas in search for missing British tourist
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai rescue workers battled rough seas Saturday, May 28, as they resumed the search for a British man missing after a speedboat accident that left three foreign women dead, police...
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Malaysia accepts 68 Syrian refugees
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia on Saturday, May 28, received 68 Syrian refugees including 31 children out of a total of 3,000 it hopes to allow into the predominantly Muslim country with hundreds...
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WHO rejects calls to move Olympics over Zika fears
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has ruled out any change in timing or the location of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, shunning a call by doctors and scientists...
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