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VOL. 8 NO. 230
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Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos talks China ties
Enough of killings; let our humanity speak
Mud on her feet: Leni’s ‘laylayan’ days
Filipina lifter finishes silver in Rio Olympics
Off the grid in Negros Occidental’s Danjugan Island
DRESSING DOWN Local government officials and policemen linked by President Duterte to the illegal drug trade get a dressing down from PNP chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in Camp Crame, Quezon City.
Global growth outlook lowered about 7 times since Liberals took power: Morneau BY ANDY BLATCHFORD The Canadian Press
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Philippine leader links 150 judges, politicians to drugs BY JIM GOMEZ The Associated Press MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked more than 150 judges, mayors,
lawmakers, police and military personnel to illegal drugs Sunday, ordering them to surrender for investigation as he ratcheted up his bloody war against what he calls a “pandemic.”
B.C. government declares Aug. 14 as ‘Pinoy Fiesta Day’
OTTAWA — Facing dismal economic data at home, Canada’s finance minister is pointing out that the global growth outlook has been downgraded about seven times since the federal Liberals took office last year. Speaking in Sudbury, Ont., on Tuesday, Bill Morneau made his first public comments since Statistics Canada released grim numbers last week about the country’s labour force and its international trade performance. The federal agency said Canada lost 31,200 jobs in July, while its trade deficit with the world swelled to a record level of $3.6 billion in June.
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