Three Cafgu among Natonin dead: Army

November 2, 2018

Three members of a Citizen Armed Geographical Unit (Cafgu) unit were confirmed dead while two were declared missing after a landslide that buried a Department of Public Works and Highways engineering district at Natonin, Mountain Province due to Typhoon “Rosita”

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Duterte admits wastage of some donated heavy equipment due to lack of proper maintenance

November 2, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has acknowledged that heavy equipment, particularly donated ones, have no proper maintenance due to lack of funds. Duterte made the observation when he held a meeting with concerned agencies after his aerial inspection on Thursday in northern

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PNP lowers alert status from full to heightened on Saturday

November 2, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is lowering its alert status from full to heightened on Saturday,. Chief Superintendent Benigno Durana, PNP spokesman, said the full alert status will only be effect until 6 a.m.. “However, regional (police) directors were given

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Palace defends appointment of ex-soldiers in key gov’t posts; transfer of some agencies under their watch

November 2, 2018

Malacañang has defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of former military men to key government positions and transferring of eight agencies, six of which under the two departments headed by former generals. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after former

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Soldiers rescue two kidnap victims in Sulu

November 2, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Soldiers rescued two kidnap victims and arrested four suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in the province of Sulu, police reported Friday. The Sulu Provincial Police Office said rescued were Jose Duterte, 63, and Radzmalyn Astah, seven, of Zamboanga del Norte and Tawi- Tawi.

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Soldier injured in 30-minute firefight with alleged NPAs in Nueva Ecija

November 2, 2018

One soldier was injured in a 30-minute firefight with alleged communist rebels in Nueva Ecija last Thursday, a military spokesman said Friday. Lt. Col. Julio Eugenio Osias, spokesman of the 7th Infantry Division, said the encounter happened at 3:50 pm

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Customs donates 417,000 kilos of rice to DSWD for disaster relief efforts

November 2, 2018

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has so far donated over 16,000 bags of rice equivalent to around 417,000 kilos to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DWSD) to augment the government’s disaster relief efforts for typhoon victims. In compliance

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Filipina acquitted of murder in UAE returns home

November 2, 2018

Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jennifer Dalquez returned home Thursday morning after she was acquitted by a court for killing her employer four years ago in the United Arab Emirates. Dalquez arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday

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