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PH on Taiwan issue: 'We are moving heaven and earth' |
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 MANILA, Philippines – Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Chairman Amadeo Perez assured that the Philippines has been doing everything to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Taiwan amid continuing tensions over slain Taiwanese fisherman. In an interview with ANC’s Headstart on Tuesday, May 21, Perez’s reiterated that President Benigno Aquino III has instructed him to prioritize the protection and needs of Filipino workers in Taiwan. He added that the incident has caused "so much" damage and tension to the 90,000 OFWs in Taiwan.
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Headlines—Indonesia
A person suspected of defrauding Bank Jabar admitted to turning over billions of rupiah to a top PKS official through Ahmad Fathanah. It was to be part of an alleged Rp2 trillion fund for party campaigning in the run-up to the 2014 General Elections.
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The symbolic races in 2013 elections |
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MANILA, Philippines – If President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay have been campaigning like they are candidates on May 13, it's because the elections are, in many ways, about them.
Surveys show it's in the bag for the President's men and women, with 9 of 12 Team PNoy bets consistently making it to the so-called Magic 12. The President wants to push his luck, making a last minute personal appeal for former Senator Jun Magsaysay, to get a 10-2 victory.
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The accumulated transactions in a Sorong policeman's bank account amount to a staggering Rp1.5 trillion. It is thought the money comes from illegal logging, fuel smuggling and other illicit enterprises.
The timber building is surrounded by two-meter-high brick walls and a steel fence. It stands two stories high on a plot of at least five hectares that extends to the seashore. It is both a living quarters and a sawmill. When Tempo visited this place in Tampa Garam in Sorong regency, West Papua, on May 9, the grounds were full of hundreds of workers and the sounds of running saws. The owner is First Adj. Insp. Labora Sitorus; he lives here with his wife and five children. “He has lots of houses apart from this one," Labora's colleague First Adj. Insp. Mochtar Badarudin said.
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