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Belmonte not in favor of QC being declared election hotspot

February 3, 2019

Acting Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is not in favor of the city being declared as an election hotpot after the killing of Barangay Bangong Silangan chairperson Crisell Beltran and her driver Melchor Salita  Wednesday morning. In a press conference

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Two alleged Chinese nationals killed as P1.9b worth of shabu seized in Cavite: PDEA

February 3, 2019

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents seized an estimated P1.9 billion worth of shabu at a warehouse in Tanza, Cavite where two alleged Chinese were killed in a shootout on Sunday. PDEA Director general Aaron Aquino said 274 kilos of shabu were

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Expanded Maternity Leave bill sent to Palace for signature

February 3, 2019

Expectant mothers may soon enjoy longer days to care for their new-born child once a bill seeking to increase the days of maternity leave from 60 days to 105 days will be signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. The

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Congress to try to ratify 2019 budget Wednesday: Andaya

February 3, 2019

Congress will try to ratify this year’s P3.757-trillion national budget with lawmakers’ agreement to itemize all the P200-billion insertions before adjourning this week for the 2019 election campaign. “We agreed to ratify the national budget this Wednesday,” said  Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya

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Police arrest four suspects in killing of QC congressional bet, driver

February 3, 2019

Police arrested four suspects who behind the killing of Quezon City congressional candidate Crisell  Beltran and her driver Melchor Salita last January 30. In a press conference Sunday morning,  National Capital Region Police Director Guillermo Eleazar presented the four suspects. Beltran,

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Five soldiers, 3 Abu Sayyaf killed in Sulu clash

February 3, 2019

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Eight people were killed, including three Abu Sayyaf bandits, while 33 were wounded in heavy firefight in Sulu, a military spokesman said Sunday. Col. Gerry Besana, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) information officer, said the firefight occurred around 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Sitio

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5 soldiers, 3 terrorists killed in Sulu clash – AFP

February 2, 2019

Five soldiers and three Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a foreign terrorist, died in a clash in Sulu on Saturday, military said. Col. Gerry Besana, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command, said the troops of

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BI: Japanese fugitive’s deportation deferred

February 2, 2019

The Bureau of Immigration has deferred the deportation of a Japanese fugitive who was arrested last year. In a text message to Manila Shimbun, Immigration spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said Masaya Nonoyama has not been deported yet because of a

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