Duterte orders police, military to remain neutral in 2019

December 30, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered the military and policemen to stay neutral for the 2019  mid-term election. “I really told the police and Armed Forces (of the Philippine), ‘Don’t meddle with the election. Don’t let candidates borrow you and

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Duterte slams Catholic priests anew

December 30, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday slammed Catholic priests anew for believing in leftists.. “Don’t believe on those priests.. who ride on left (movement)… This is only my advice to you. Those communist (rebels), NPAs, are only wasting your life,” Duterte

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Abu Sayyaf bandits free son of Zambo Norte town mayor

December 30, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Abu Sayyaf on Sunday have  released the son of a town mayor they abducted more than one year and three months ago in Zamboanga del Norte. Released was Jed Quimbo, 28,  son of Mayor Eddie Quimbo of Labason, Zamboanga

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Duterte wants to speed up land reform

December 30, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said even without the presence of communist rebels, there will still be “friction” in the country as long as there is no real land reform. “I told (Agrarian Reform Secretary John) Castriciones: ‘Place under land

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DOJ appeals Olongapo RTC ruling in ‘floating shabu lab’ case

December 30, 2018

The Department of Justice has asked the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court to reverse its decision clearing four Chinese nationals arrested in a “floating shabu laboratory” off the coast of Subic, Zambales in 2016 in one of two drug cases

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Police and military capture NPA hit squad head in Agusan del Norte

December 30, 2018

The most wanted member of the New People’s Army in Agusan del Norte and top two in the list of criminals in the province was captured by joint elements of the Army and Philippine National Police (PNP)  in Barangay Tagcatong,

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Statue unveiled in San Pedro, Laguna

December 29, 2018

A one-meter tall bronze statue showing a girl seated on a chair with a vacant chair on her right was unveiled in San Pedro, Laguna on December 28. The statue, according to the inscription, said “is a monument of peace

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Barangay captain in Lipa shot dead

December 29, 2018

A barangay captain in Lipa City was shot dead while watching a cockfight Friday evening. According to Lipa City police, Marlon Luancing, barangay captain and concurrent Lipa City Association of Barangay Captains president, was inside the Lipa Games and Amusement Complex in

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