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Transition to gov’t official challenge for MILF’s Jaafar

February 21, 2019

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) vice chairman Ghazali Jaafar said the transition from a revolutionary leader to a government official is “quite a change.” During an interview over ANC on Thursday, a day before the oath-taking of the Bangsamoro Transition

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PNP welcomes law on new rank classification

February 21, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday welcomed the signing and approval of President Rodrigo Duterte into law of a measure which standardizes how police officers should be called. “The new law clarifies the command and responsibility in the PNP

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349 local officials gave P195.5m to communists in 2016, 2018 polls: Año

February 21, 2019

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday revealed that around 349 local officials were allegedly giving funds to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army during election periods. “We now hold a watchlist of local chief executives from governor down

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PDEA asks businessmen and homeowners to cooperate in fighting illegal drugs

February 21, 2019

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday sought the cooperation of business establishments and homeowners in their fight against illegal drugs. During an anti-drug advocacy orientation to owners and employees of hotels, condominiums, subdivision, villages, restaurants and bars seminar

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PDEA has leads on death of assistant provincial officer in Camarines Sur

February 21, 2019

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said drug syndicates may possibly be behind the death of their assistant provincial officer in Camarines Norte. PDEA Director Irish Calaguas said the investigation on the death of Intelligence Officer II Enrico Barba, 40,

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Duterte looking forward to attend Belt and Road Forum in China

February 21, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte is looking forward to attending the Belt and Road Forum in China in April, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua extended his invitation

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PDEA to coordinate with foreign counterparts on source of floating cocaine bricks

February 21, 2019

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is coordinating with their international counterparts in finding out the source of floating blocks of cocaine found in the country’s seaboard.  In a press conference in Quezon City, PDEA Director Irish Calaguas said they

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Two alleged NPAs killed in encounter vs military in Oriental Mindoro

February 21, 2019

Two alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an five-minute encounter with the military  in Oriental Mindoro Thursday morning. Capt. Patrick Jay Retumban, spokesman of the 2nd Infantry Division, said the troops encountered the armed men

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