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Municipal administrator in Leyte killed

May 8, 2019

A municipal administrator was killed while two civilians were wounded in a shooting incident in Leyte on Wednesday morning, police said. Police Lt. Col. Ma. Bella Rentuaya, Eastern Visayas regional spokesperson, said killed was Levi Mabini, 42, and a resident

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Court issues hold departure order vs accused in 2016 Jee Ick Joo case

May 8, 2019

A regional trial court in Angeles City on Wednesday issued a hold departure order against Police Lt. Colonel Rafael Dumlao III who is facing trial for allegedly masterminding the 2016 abduction and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo

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PNP confiscates 1,257 firearms from security guards and agencies

May 8, 2019

The Philippine National Police- Supervisory Office on Security and Investigation Agencies (PNP-Sosia) on Wednesday said they confiscated around 1,257 firearms from security guard and security agencies nationwide. Police General Oscar Albayade, PNP head, said of the 1, 257 firearms, the

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PNP said ”Bikoy” deceived law enforcement agencies

May 8, 2019

Philippine National Police ( PNP) General Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday said a man who said he is “Bikoy”, the man behind videos linking the family and associates of President Rodrigo Duterte also deceived some law enforcement agencies to give him

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Lower election-related deaths as polls near: PNP

May 8, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded 31 election-related incidents a few days before the 2019 midterm elections. Based on their records of PNP-National Election Monitoring and Action Center (NEMAC), fourteen persons died while 14 were injured. Twenty-one of the

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Jobless rate down for second straight quarter: SWS

May 7, 2019

The jobless rate has gone down for the second straight quarter to 19.7 percent, equivalent to 9.4 million adults, the first quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said Tuesday. The survey, which was done on March 28-31,  is

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Tugade says Cavite extension to continue despite no LRT fare hike

May 7, 2019

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the management of Light Railway Transit- Line 1 will continue to build the Cavite extension even if their petition for fare increase is not granted by the board. In an ambush interview, Tugade told reporters

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Gov’t troops arrest 19 armed men in Zamboanga del Sur

May 7, 2019

Government troops apprehended 19 armed men during a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga del Sur on Monday. Col. Gerry Besana, spokesman of the Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command, said the law enforcement operation was conducted by troops

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