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Gov’t troops arrest three suspects, confiscate boxes of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City

May 27, 2019

Government troops apprehended three suspects while hundreds of boxes containing smuggled cigarettes were confiscated in Zamboanga City last Saturday, a Philippine Marine official said Monday. Capt. Felix Serapio, Marine Corps public affairs office director, said the Marine Battalion Landing Team

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PNP appreciates CHR statement hitting NPA for killing cop

May 27, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said they appreciate the latest statement of Commission on Human Rights ( CHR) condemning the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army for killing a police officer in Agusan del Norte.

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Duterte to quit if son Paolo insists on speakership

May 27, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would resign if his son, Davao City Representative-elect Paolo Duterte, would run for the speakership. In a speech during the oath-taking of some government officials in Malacañang, Duterte said they were already too

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Albayalde says Duterte rape remark is ” obvious joke”

May 27, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest rape remark saying it’s an “obvious joke”. “That’s a very obvious joke,” said Police General Oscar Albayalde, the PNP chief, said in a press briefing. Albayalde explained

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AFP chief welcomes new PMA graduates

May 27, 2019

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. welcomed the hundreds of members of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 2019 who graduated last Sunday. “The Armed Forces of the Philippines proudly welcomes into the

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Woman with stab wound found at MRT-3 Boni Station

May 27, 2019

A woman with a stab wound on her lower chest was found by a guard at the southwing stairway of the MRT-3 Boni Station at 2;25 pm Monday. In a statement, transport authorities said Boni Station personnel called for medical

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Palace: Duterte “robust enough” to visit Japan

May 27, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte is “robust enough” to travel to Japan this week, Malacanang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement amid concerns about Duterte’s health after he delegated to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana the distribution of diplomas

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PNP says appointment of Cotabato City police chief ” very basic”

May 27, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) said the appointment of a female police officer as new police director of Cotabato City ” was very basic” as she was chosen by the mayor. Police General Oscar Albayalde, the PNP chief, said

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