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Two PAF pilots rescued in Cavite

May 25, 2019

Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots were rescued after its aircraft crashed off the waters of Cavite on Friday. Major Aristides Galang, PAF spokesman, said during a scheduled proficiency flight, an OV-10 aircraft with tail number 402, encountered a mishap

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Six alleged ex-NPA members surrender in Batangas

May 25, 2019

Six alleged former members of the New People’s Army ( NPA) surrendered Friday morning in Batangas. According to Police Col. Edwin Quilates, Batangas provincial director, six former CPP-NPA rebels surrendered around 10 am at Camp Miguel Malvar in Barangay Kumintang

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Survey showing improvement of Filipino lives “loud repudiation” against Duterte detractors, Palace says

May 24, 2019

Malacanang said on Friday that the latest survey showing the improvement of lives of 38 percent of Filipinos was another “loud repudiation” against the detractors of the Duterte administration. The first quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey said 38 percent of

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Duterte taps former military general as MWSS chair

May 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a retired military general as chairman of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). In a speech Thursday night in Davao City during the thanksgiving party for his former close aide and now Senator-elect Christopher

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Duterte says Trillanes a “shame”

May 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has called opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV as a “shame.” His latest verbal attack against Trillanes came a day after Peter Joemel Advincula, who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the “Ang Totoong Narco List” videos retracted his

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Advincula posts bail for estafa cases

May 24, 2019

Peter Joemel Advincula, alias ”Bikoy” posted bail on five counts of estafa but it depends on doctors at the Philippine National Police (PNP) hospital if he can be released. In a text message sent to The Daily Manila Shimbun, Philippine

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Coast Guard, BFAR seize P3.2m illegally caught fishes from Palawan

May 24, 2019

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seized P3.2 million worth of illegally caught fishes from Palawan. The PCG reported Thursday night that MV Alejandra carrying tubs of blasted fishes and suspected endangered

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One billion pesos worth of shabu seized by authorities in Malabon warehouse

May 24, 2019

Anti-drug operatives, customs agents, police, military and the Coast Guard on Thursday retrieved from a warehouse in Malabon a total of 146 kilos of shabu worth around one billion pesos concealed in 114 bags inside aluminium pallets. ”The shipment of

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