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Duterte tells PDEA, Customs chiefs “stop blaming each other”

October 25, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday the heads of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA) and the Bureau of Customs to refrain from blaming each other over the supposed entry of the P6.8 billion illegal drugs in the country.

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Philippines, United Nations mark 75 years of partnership

October 25, 2018

The Philippines and the United Nations jointly celebrated the 73rd UN Day on Wednesday by highlighting the strong partnership between the government and the world body in the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the contribution of “changemakers”

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AFP reviewing if martial law must be extended in Mindanao

October 24, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it is still reviewing if martial law will be extended in Mindanao even as it noted that various sectors have expressed satisfaction over how it is implemented. “For now, there is an

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Customs chief virtually admits lifters contained illegal drugs

October 24, 2018

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña backtracked during a joint congressional inquiry on Wednesday, admitting four magnetic lifters found in a warehouse in Cavite last August could have contained shabu. “With what’s going on now, the circumstantial evidence and the testimonies as

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SC allows QC ordinance raising existing fair market values of land and structures by 500 %

October 24, 2018

The Supreme Court lifted a 2017 temporary restraining order stopping Quezon City from implementing the  ordinance that effectively increases existing fair market values of land, buildings, and other structures in the city from 100 per cent to as much as 500

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22 Chinese, Taiwanese arrested for allegedly running phone fraud scheme

October 24, 2018

Operatives of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) arrested Wednesday 22 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals in Ilocos Norte for allegedly operating a telephone fraud scheme. Chief Superintendent Marni Marcos Jr., ACG director, said the operation took place around 4:50

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Military to wait for outcome of DOJ appeal on Trillanes case

October 24, 2018

The military will take its cue from an appeal to be filed by the Department of Justice ( DOJ) to question the ruling of a Makati judge dismissing the DOJ’s petition for an arrest warrant and hold departure order against

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Duterte’s female close-in security aide to do job left by Go

October 24, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday his female close-in security aide will replace his assistant Christopher “Bong” Go. In a speech in Malacanang, Duterte asked Senior Inspector Sofia Loren Deliu to stand up as he introduced her to the crowd.

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