Three killed, five arrested in separate operations vs crime groups used by politicians: PNP

November 12, 2018

Three people were killed while five were arrested from two alleged organized crime groups reportedly  hired by politicians as private armed groups, the Philippine National Police ( PNP) said on Monday. In a press briefing, PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde

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PNP did not send cops to Imelda after court ruling in “consideration” of her age, health

November 12, 2018

Philippine National Police ( PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said they did not immediately send policemen to Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos after the Sandiganbayan on Friday found her guilty of seven counts of graft and corruption because they are

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Duterte to attend APEC meeting in Papua New Guinea

November 12, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to join 20 other leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Papua New Guinea later this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said on Monday. In a press briefing in Malacanang,

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Labor dep’t says LFS data on jobless is official, not SWS findings

November 12, 2018

The labor department said the official source of employment data is the Labor Force Survey and not the Social Weather Stations (SWS). In a statement on Monday, the labor department said  SWS and LFS use different sample populations, age, reference

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NBI asks gov’t prosecs to charge Lapena over release of 105 container vans

November 12, 2018

The National Bureau of Investigation ( NBI) on Monday has asked the Department of Justice to prosecute former  Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena and several unidentified individuals for criminal and administration offenses over the release of 105 container vans illegally released

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PCOO forms media affairs office to handle foreign press questions regarding Duterte admin

November 12, 2018

The Presidential Communications Operations Office ( PCOO) is creating an office that will handle all the concerns of the various media organizations abroad regarding the Duterte administration. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar said on Sunday that the Office for Global Media

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Police shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunman in Batangas

November 12, 2018

A police officer was shot dead by a motorcycle-riding gunman as he was returning to his station after a family gathering held at a resort in Batangas City Sunday evening. A report by the Batangas Provincial Police Office said slain

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FDI posts net inflows of $752 million in August

November 12, 2018

Foreign direct investments (FDl) continued to post net inflows in August, amounting to $752 million, albeit 41.2 percent lower than the $1.3 billion net inflows recorded in the same period last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday.

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