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1. Filipinos elect members of the barrio and youth councils after a three-year delay.
   2023-10-30 10:22:36 (First version)
2. Filipinos elect members of the barangay and youth councils after a three-year delay.
   2023-10-31 02:18:04 (Update)
3. Filipinos elect members of the village and youth councils after a three-year delay.
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The Chinese government reports that the fishing vessel "Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028" capsized in the central Indian Ocean on Tuesday. China and other countries are conducting search operations for 39 sailors, including Chinese, Indonesian, and Filipino nationals.
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Filipinos head to the polls to elect officials in the Presidential, Senate, House of Representatives, Gubernatorial, and other local elections.
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