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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 01:12 PM PST

Cristobal named acting trade chief
Inquirer.net
Malacañang yesterday named Trade Undersecretay Adrian S. Cristobal Jr. acting chief of the Department of Trade and Industry effective Dec. 31, replacing Gregory L. Domingo whose resignation had taken effect. Presidential Communications Secretary ...
Noy appoints Cristobal as DTI officer-in-chargePhilippine Star
DTI Usec. Cristobal to take over as interim Trade chiefGMA News
Cristobal new DTI secretaryVisayan Daily Star (press release)
Rappler -BusinessWorld Online Edition -The Manila Times
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 03:42 AM PST

CBCP urges voters to snub pro-divorce, death penalty bets
GMA News
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday urged voters not to support candidates in the 2016 elections who are pushing for divorce, death penalty and other measures that it said are against the Church's doctrines.
CBCP issues guide on electing leadersTempo
CBCP to electorate: Don't choose candidates based on survey resultsManila Bulletin
Spurn candidates claiming to have secured bishops' support, Catholic voters toldBusinessWorld Online Edition
Rappler -The Standard
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 01:00 PM PST

90% of Filipinos welcome New Year with hope, 2 polls show
Inquirer.net
Even after facing many challenges this year, Filipinos are welcoming the New Year with hope. Surveys by Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations (SWS) found nine in every 10 Filipino adults saying they are hopeful about 2016, a sentiment expressed by the ...
SWS: 9 of 10 Filipinos to welcome 2016 with hopeInterAksyon
89% of Filipinos will face 2016 with hopeManila Bulletin
9 of 10 Pinoys remain hopeful for 2016 – SWS, PulsePhilippine Star
Tempo -The Manila Times -Sun.Star
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 01:19 PM PST

Pope condemns BIFF attacks on civilians
Inquirer.net
Pope Francis has condemned the recent attacks by a breakaway Muslim rebel group that killed at least nine civilians in Mindanao, calling the acts "senseless." The pontiff's feelings were relayed to Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal Quevedo in a ...
Palace echoes Pope's call for peace, security in MindanaoManila Bulletin
Pope Francis condemns killings of 9 civilians in SouthTempo
Pope hits Christmas Eve attacks by BIFFRappler
Philippine Star -Sun.Star -CNN
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 07:43 PM PST

DFA raises alert level in Pakistan
Sun.Star
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has placed Pakistan under Alert Level 1 following a suicide attack at a government office there on Tuesday that left at least 26 people dead. In a statement, the DFA said there is a need to raise the crisis alert ...
Philippines warns citizens of possible attacks in PakistanRappler
Alert Level 1 raised over Pakistan; DFA ready to extend assistance to FilipinosManila Bulletin
Alert Level 1 raised over Pakistan –DFAGMA News
InterAksyon
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 09:04 AM PST

More DNA samples taken from alleged Grace Poe relatives
GMA News
Representatives of presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe flew to Guimaras, Iloilo on Tuesday to take more DNA samples from her alleged biological mother's relatives, GMA 7 news program "24 Oras" reported.
Grace under pressureTempo
TWEETS IN REVIEW (Poe Edition) | 'It's a great time to be a Filipino' + more ...InterAksyon

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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 01:22 PM PST

Filipino executed in Saudi after failure to pay victim's kin
Inquirer.net
A 35-year-old Filipino was executed yesterday in Saudi Arabia five years after he was convicted of the murder with robbery of a Sudanese national, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Executed by public beheading, according to The ...
Filipino murder convict executed in Saudi ArabiaPhilippine Star
DFA confirms Saudi's execution of FilipinoBusinessWorld Online Edition
Pinoy worker executed in SaudiTempo
Manila Bulletin -The Manila Times -Rappler
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 10:52 AM PST

Messenger yields 10 kilos of marijuana
Inquirer.net
A messenger listed as Quezon City's most wanted drug peddler was arrested Monday night in a buy-bust operation that yielded 10 kilos of marijuana worth around P50,000. Police seized three bricks of dried marijuana fruiting tops from Ferdinand Aljecera ...
QC Anti-drugs raids net 12Tempo
Cops nab Quezon City's top drug suspect, right-hand manGMA News
QC cops round up 12 drug suspectsThe Standard

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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 07:34 PM PST

Mayor asks motorists anew to follow traffic regulations
Baguio Midland Courier
Mayor Mauricio Domogan reiterated his call for motorists to follow traffic rules and regulations to help prevent monstrous traffic jams especially with the influx of tourists in the city. Domogan said residents and visitors who own cars should strictly ...
500000 tourists expected in Baguio City for New Year bashInterAksyon
Baguio archers still among the best in the countrySun.Star

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Posted: 29 Dec 2015 07:55 PM PST

Predictions for 2016 we can't miss
Bohol News Today
The Internet has offered us unlimited source of predictions as far as the Philippine is concerned. The first prediction that came to our mind is about the recent Miss Universe pageant. Let's take a look quickly at what awaits Steve Harvey following the ...
MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT: A SERIES OF CONFUSING EVENTSTimes of India
Tell it to Sun.Star: Talk of the universeSun.Star

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