Headline News in the Philippines: 08/01/2018-AM

Good day steemit community. It's August already, another month for the second quarter of the year. Here are some shocking and exciting things happening in the Philippines.

Go for Gold hopes to get job done:

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Go for Gold aims for the fastlane to the 2018 PBA D-League Foundation Cup Finals as it bids for a sweep against Marinerong Pilipino-TIP Thursday in Game 2 of th

House panel OKs funding provision for planned disaster resilience agency:

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The House committee on appropriations approved Wednesday the funding provision of the proposed measure creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR).

Office of the President orders dismissal of Ombudsman's Carandang: Kristine Joy Patag

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The Malacañang has ordered the dismissal of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang, who had been acccused of disclosing inforrmation about President Rodrigo Duterte and his family's bank transactions last year.

Pacific Online, PCSO extend lottery equipment lease deal:

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Pacific Online Systems Corp. will continue to provide the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office with lottery equipment for at least another year, the publicly-listed company said Wednesday. Current trending headlines in business, money, banking, finance, comp…

PNP cleansing will be as 'chilling, deadly,' says Albayalde:

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Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde warned on Wednesday that the internal cleansing in the Philippine National Police (PNP) would also be “chilling” and “deadly.”

Fire destroys cargo ship at a Zamboanga port:

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Fire hit and destroyed a portion of a cargo vessel docked at a Zamboanga City port late Tuesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

Delfin Lee to talk about 'real issues' behind estafa case once out on bail, says his lawyer:

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The Supreme Court decision that allowed property developer Delfin Lee to post bail is an opportunity to sit down with the new officers of the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) and discuss the real issues behind the case, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Napoles family indicted in US for money laundering:

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The US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California says Janet Lim Napoles transferred around $20 million of the money she got from the pork barrel scam to Southern California to buy real estate and business shares

Fariñas: I refused to betray Alvarez:

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Former House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas revealed Tuesday night that, as early as March, allies of newly-installed Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were trying to convince him to betray ousted Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.

Another arrested Parojinog kin brought to Ozamiz: ABS-CBN News

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June Francisco and his parents were arrested in La Union last April for illegal possession of firearms.

CHR looking into violent dispersal at NutriAsia factory: Kristine Joy Patag

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The Commission on Human Rights has sent a team to look into the violent dispersal of strikers and supporters at a NutriAsia factory in Bulacan last Monday.

Cebu City mayor unfazed by threats to his life:

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DESPITE the threat to his life, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he has no plans to beef up his security and told Cebuanos not to worry about...

Basilan car blast: Furuji Indama unleashes terror even in hiding:

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Does the blast indicate the Abu Sayyaf has now trained local suicide bombers in Basilan?

SC grooms Bersamin as next chief justice: JOMAR CANLAS, TMT

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ASSOCIATE Justice Lucas Bersamin won a straw vote among his peers for the next chief justice, and is set to be recommended to the top of the list of nominees for the President’s consideration, court sources told The Manila Times. Bersamin, a former trial cour…

Scattered rain expected across the western PHL – PAGASA:

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Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, the Western Visayas, the Eastern Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula, and the ARMM would experience cloudy conditions with scattered rain and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon, PAGASA predicted in a Wednesday morning forecas…

Maza, Cabinet member, slams surrender call:

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National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Chair Liza Maza, a member of the Cabinet with the rank of secretary, on Tuesday slammed calls for her surrender, as she continued to report for work despite a standing warrant for her arrest in connection with revived m…

Cayetano claims wrong info being spread on West Philippine Sea issue: Rudy Santos

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Former president Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Leni Robredo were fed with wrong information about the country’s negotiations with China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said yesterday.

Suspected drug pusher killed in Tondo buy-bust: Darryl John Esguerra

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A suspected drug pusher was killed in a buy-bust operation that turned into a shootout in Tondo, Manila early Tuesday morning.Recovered from slain suspect Anthony "Toni" Roque, 33 was a caliber .38 revolver with five empty shells, 11 plastic sachets containin…