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“(Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps are rational actors -- despite how some portray them -- and they will not want, unduly, to invite Iran’s annihilation,” said Middle East analyst and author Neil Partrick.

Lam, who is appointed by a committee stacked with Beijing loyalists, had previously refused to consider abandoning the bill, despite months of criticism from business and legal bodies — and a record breaking rally on Sunday where organizers said more than one million protesters hit the streets.

The US government blamed Iran for mysterious explosions on the tankers, and there were growing fears that Tehran could close the Strait of Hormuz, a major choke point for world oil shipments.

“LGUs should always observe maximum or extreme preparedness rather than employ a calibrated response not just for typhoons but also for earthquakes and other types of disasters. This approach will save more lives and further reduce the number of casualties,” he said.

Philippines is fully behind the candidature of Ambassador Evan P. Garcia, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva, for Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to fulfill the country’s commitment to multilateralism and migration.

“The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, the Philippines, located and apprehended 11 U.S. fugitives wanted for crimes ranging from conspiracy to commit murder, securities fraud, child abuse, and sexual assault,” Ortagus said.

“The proposed labor agreement between the Philippines and Russia for the protection of overseas Filipino workers is an ongoing process. Talks are continuing. We are looking at a simple but an implementable instrument that observes the migration regime of both countries,” the DoLE said.

The measure -- principally authored by Ang Kabuhayan Rep. Dennis Laogan, Pangasinan Rep. Marlyn Primicias Agabs and Bulacan Rep. Lorna Silverio -- states that all service charges collected by hotels, restaurants and other similar establishments shall be distributed in full to all covered employees.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has not made a public statement about the sinking of a Philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, but his spokesperson said yesterday he already did through his alter egos in government.

”After 3 1/2 years, our wonderful Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving the White House at the end of the month and going home to the Great State of Arkansas,” Trump said, adding that he hoped she would run for governor of her state.Sharp, sometimes acid-tongued, Sanders has not been prone to the almost comic slip-ups that embarrassed predecessors in the job, such as short-lived Trump spokesman Anthony Scaramucci.

Scene of the Crime Office operatives discovered at the vicinity of the couple’s house a hand bag containing P25,762 in cash believed left by the fleeing suspect

AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel Piñol yesterday revealed that the canned pork products confiscated at Clark International Airport on March 25 were found to be positive for African Swine Fever (ASF) virus.

LUCENA CITY – The stepped-up campaign launched by the Quezon Police Provincial Office against wanted felons netted 14 most wanted men in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region.

FIGHTING on Thursday erupted between a group of patrolling Army soldiers and a band of heavily-armed New People’s Army guerrillas in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro resulting in the killing of three rebels, Police Regional Office 4-B director Brig. Gen. Tomas Apolinario Jr. said yesterday.

AGENTS of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) arrested two of the country’s most wanted drug traffickers and seized a kilo of shabu worth P6.8 million during a buy-bust operation on Thursday afternoon in Las Piñas City.