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Zamboanga del Norte cop nabbed for extortion

February 2, 2019

A policeman was arrested in an entrapment operation in Zamboanga del Norte on Friday afternoon for allegedly extorting money from truck drivers. Philippine National Police (PNP) Counter Intelligence Task Force (CITF) Commander Sr. Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr. identified the arrested

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Intel officer, suspect dead after shooting each other in Cavite City

February 2, 2019

A policeman and a male suspect involved in an alleged heated argument both died after shooting each other in Cavite City on Friday night. Police Officer 1 Joseph Tan, an intelligence operative of Cavite City Police Office, was conducting security

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Philippine, Indian coast guards to hold joint drill

February 2, 2019

A patrol vessel from Indian Coast Guard has arrived in the country for a joint exercise with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), an official said. Capt. Armando Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman, said Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) “Shaunak” with

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AFP spokesman denies ”security lapses” in Jolo blast

February 1, 2019

A military spokesman denied lapses but admitted possible breach of security that led to the bombing in Jolo last Sunday. “There may be a breach of security but not security lapse,” Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines

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Indonesian couple tagged as suicide bombers in Jolo cathedral

February 1, 2019

An Indonesian couple were allegedly the suicide bombers in the attacks at the cathedral in Jolo last Sunday, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday. In an interview in Tacloban City, Leyte, the former military general said

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Unemployment rate declines, but underemployment up as of July 2018

February 1, 2019

The unemployment rate as of July 2018 reached 5.4 percent down from 5.6 percent during the same period last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report Wednesday, Out of country’s labor force of 43 million, at least

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Laguna cop allegedly involved in drugs shot dead in buy-bust operation

February 1, 2019

A policeman was killed in a buy-bust operation in Laguna on Friday morning. Supt. Chitadel Gaoiran, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon) police spokesperson, said slain  was PO3 Jennyson Serrano, 45, assigned at the Laguna provincial office. She said Serrano was

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Duterte “not feeling well,” skips Leyte event

February 1, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte skipped on Friday his schedule in Tacloban City, Leyte. Former presidential aide Christopher “Bong” Go said in a Viber message Duterte was “not feeling well.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, in a separate message, added: ”I don’t think

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