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DOJ orders NBI to investigate P1.8 billion shabu smuggling

May 31, 2019

The Department of Justice ( DOJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation ( NBI) to conduct its own investigation over the smuggled P1.8 billion worth of illegal drugs involving a Chinese. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra made the statement after

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PNP says conviction of Parojinog son ”triumph” of the justice system

May 31, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Friday said the conviction of Reynaldo Parojinog Jr., the son of a mayor who is reputed to be a drug lord, will keep him from “running a drug empire again”. In a text

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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Davao Oriental

May 31, 2019

A magnitude 6.2 quake shook Davao Oriental Friday evening, with government seismologists saying aftershocks were expected. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ( Phivolcs) the tremor was felt at 6:12 pm. The earthquake, tectonic in origin, had its epicenter

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Locsin orders Filipino diplomats to return to Canada

May 31, 2019

Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Friday ordered top Filipino diplomats to return to their posts after tons of Canadian waste were shipped back to Canada. Manila’s ambassador to Ottawa and consuls were recalled this month over Canada’s failure to heed

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AFP will disprove allegations of cause-oriented groups

May 31, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will prove before the court that the allegations of cause-oriented groups are mere claims. “We will prove through evidence in the hearing that the charges are mere claims and are bereft of basis,”

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Recent midterm polls credible despite Duterte’s remarks vs Smartmatic: Palace

May 31, 2019

Malacanang said on Friday President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest remarks against Smartmatic did not mean the recent midterm elections were not credible. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Commission on Elections should “take seriously” Duterte’s suggestion to dispose

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PDEA files charges against Chinese, 16 others for allegedly importing illegal drugs

May 31, 2019

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA) on Friday filed charges against Chinese Xu Zhijian and 16 others for their alleged involvement in the importation of P1.8 billion worth of illegal drugs. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, in a statement,

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PNP to implement number coding scheme in Camp Crame

May 31, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) will implement a number coding scheme inside Camp Crame after they noticed an increase in the number of vehicles which their parking slots cannot accomodate In a press briefing on Friday, Police Lieutenant Colonel

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