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Kuwait envoy tells DFA cop who allegedly raped Pinay being hunted

June 14, 2019

Kuwait’s envoy to Manila on Friday told the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) his government is exerting all efforts to arrest the police officer who allegedly raped a Filipino maid. Ambassador Musaed Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh informed the DFA that “an

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PNP expands unit going after erring cops

June 14, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Friday formally activated the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) which will replace the two-year old Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF) as the primary unit for information gathering and conduct of offensive operations against

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Fishermen involved in collision with Chinese boat returning to Occidental Mindoro

June 14, 2019

The Filipino fishermen involved in the collision between their fishing vessel and a Chinese ship last Sunday in the West Philippine Sea will finally return home to Occidental Mindoro. Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the

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DOJ indicts WellMed’s owner, whistleblowers

June 14, 2019

The Department of Justice on Friday indicted the owner of WellMed Dialysis Center, for complex crime of estafa for involvement in alleged ghost dialysis claims paid by Philippine Health Insurance Corp. Justice Undersecretary Mark Perete said DOJ prosecutors found probable

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Philippines-Japan reaffirm strategic partnership

June 14, 2019

TOKYO – The Philippines and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to build a strategic partnership, particularly in political and defense cooperation, as it convened the 8th Political-Military and Military to Military Meeting on June 10-11 2019 here. Coming on the heels

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Philippines, South Korea sign deal on defense, logistics industry cooperation

June 14, 2019

The 22nd Joint Committee Meeting on Logistics and Defense Industry Cooperation between Philippines and South Korea was early this week. Arsenio Andolong, Department of National Defense (DND) Public Affairs Service chief ,said the meeting was held at the Philippine International

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Three alleged NPAs killed in two-hour battle in Oriental Mindoro

June 14, 2019

Three alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while one soldier was hurt in a more than two hour firefight in Oriental Mindoro on Thursday, a military spokesman said Friday. Capt. Patrick Jay Retumban, spokesman of the 2nd

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China to educate, punish crew of vessel if they really abandoned Filipinos

June 14, 2019

The Chinese Embassy in Manila told the Philippine government that they will educate and punish the crew of the alleged Chinese fishing vessel if found guilty on abandoning Filipino fishermen in Recto Bank. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday shared

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