Four die as bus, truck collide at SCTEX

January 31, 2019

Four people died when a bus and a truck collided at the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) Thursday morning.  According to an initial police report, at 5:10 am a tourist bus carrying 50 passengers, mostly government employees, was travelling northbound in Concepcion,

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Palace says improvement in anti-corruption index validates Duterte efforts

January 30, 2019

Malacanang said the big jump in a global anti-corruption watchdog’s index ” is a validation that the Duterte administration is making significant strides in promoting accountability and good governance in the public sector.” On Tuesday, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index

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Lady congressional candidate, driver killed in Quezon City ambush

January 30, 2019

A lady barangay captain seeking a congressional seat in Quezon City in the 2019 midterm elections and her driver were killed in an ambush Wednesday morning. Chief Superintendent Joselito Esquivel Jr., Quezon City police district director, said killed were Crisell Belmi Beltran,

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Lorenzana said Jolo suicide bombing angle still being verified

January 30, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday information about the role of a foreign couple in the Jolo bombing last Sunday was provided by a Singaporean security analyst. “The basis of that is some report from outside, I also received that,

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Four persons of interest in Jolo bombing surrender to clear themselves

January 30, 2019

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four persons of interest in the twin blasts on a church in Jolo surrendered to authorities to clear their names, a military official said Wednesday. Col. Gerry Besana, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said they

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Military starts air strikes vs Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

January 30, 2019

The military has begun air strikes on the positions of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu Tuesday following orders from President Rodrigo Duterte. Col. Gerry Besana, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command, said Wednesday, the air strikes took place in Patikul

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Senate approves on 2nd reading the ‘Murang Kuryente’ bill

January 30, 2019

A power cost-saving measure which could prove to be a relief not only to poor families but to consumers across the country, has hurdled second reading in the Senate. Contained under Committee Report No. 426, Senate Bill No. 1950 proposes

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Six alleged NPAs killed in encounter vs military in Camarines Sur

January 30, 2019

Six alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter against the military in Tinambac, Camarines Sur Wednesday morning. According to a report by the Bicol region police, elements of  the Army’s 83rd Infantry Battalion were conducting a

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