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‘Overworked’ PRRD skips Boao Forum

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte will not be attending the BOAO Forum for Asia (BFA) because “he is not feeling well”, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador...

PRRD: US knows war with China ‘not worth it’

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte said the United States is aware that waging a war against China over the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal is "not worth it", stressing...

MRT, LRT, PNR operations suspended after Luzon quake

By Aerol John Pateña/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The railway systems in Metro Manila have suspended their operations following a quake that hit Luzon Monday afternoon. "Upon NDRRMC's advice at around 5:42 p.m....

Japanese gov’t opens scholarship application for Pinoys

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Japanese Embassy in Manila is now accepting scholarship applications from Filipinos aspiring to study in Japan. The Embassy's 2020 program offers education assistance for...

DOLE readies jobs for OFWs from strife-torn Libya

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the crisis in Libya are likely to be deployed to other...

PNA, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency ink news cooperation deal

By Christine Cudis/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Philippine News Agency (PNA) continually expands its global reach as it forges another partnership with Anadolu Agency, Turkey's international state-run news agency, on Monday. Anadolu...

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