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20 pallets of various medicines from South Korea without the required permits from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) last March 8.
Jojo (Binay) has been deferring a lot to the two other partners (Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada) in his coalition. He should take the sole leadership at this time
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Taiwan military holds drills amid row with Manila
the strait," Yang Yi said. "We have urged the Philippines to investigate the incident, punish the murderer and give a satisfactory explanation to the victims."___Associated Press writer Hrvoje Hranjski contributed to this report from Manila, Philippines. Read more »
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Taiwan rejects Manila apology for fisherman death
-- Taiwan slammed Manila's apology for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman as informal and insincere, and said Wednesday it is recalling its representative and will discourage travel to the Philippines .The shooting has focused renewed attention on Read more »
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Philippine March imports down
largest imports are inputs used by the semiconductor and electronics industry, also the biggest export sector and a major contributor to the economy. Imports in March fell 8.4% from a year earlier, the steepest decline since April 2012, due to a contraction 7:22 PM from The Star Malaysia Read more »
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MOFA welcomes Manila fisheries talks overtones
overlapping South China Sea waters. The incident sparked a heated diplomatic row between the sides. Taipei has also demanded that Manila issue a formal apology, apprehend the perpetrators and compensate Hung's family. Kao made the remarks when asked to comment 3:19 PM from China Post Read more »
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Manila agrees to give Taiwan investigators access to key video
investigators will be allowed to see the Philippines' video recording of an attack by a patrol vessel on a Taiwanese fishing vessel earlier this month, a Philippine official said yesterday. Philippine Secretary of Justice Leila De Lima has agreed to allow 3:19 PM from China Post Read more »
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Dan Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'
-- Dan Brown's description of Manila as “the gates of hell” in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. The book “Inferno,” which is being sold in the Philippines, describes a visitor to the city 3:19 PM from China Post Read more »
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Time for cooperation between Taiwan and Manila has arrived
Local debate over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards has seen some interesting developments. According to a few commentators, local media have largely been ignoring the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) claim that the Taiwa 3:02 PM from China Post Read more »
