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Five PDEA agents killed in Lanao del Sur ambush

October 5, 2018

Five agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional office at the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao were shot dead in an ambush Friday noon in Barangay Malna, Kapai, Lanao del Sur,  said police. In a report, the PDEA

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Three foreigners, one Filipino arrested in Cavite anti-drug operations

October 5, 2018

Three foreigners and one Filipino were arrested by the Silang municipal police station on Thursday, a police report said Friday. Sandy Oliver Lazaro, a student, Brendon Ncube, 22, a Zimbabwean; Muleta Mutakatala, 23, of Zambia and Shaundre Cairncross, 18, of

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Shooting incident, anti-drug operations in Cebu to be investigated: Albayalde

October 5, 2018

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) said Friday it will investigate reports that 15 people were killed in anti-drug operations and in a shooting incident in Cebu Thursday. “Yes,” said PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde in an interview at dzMM

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Duterte names retiring Gen. Bautista as next DSWD chief

October 5, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte named on Thursday Army chief Lt. Gen. Rolando Bautista as the incoming chief of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Duterte announced this during his dinner with the members of the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association

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Duterte says he won’t prolong agony in office if he has stage 3 cancer

October 4, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that if he has cancer, he would no longer prolong his agony by staying in office. Duterte made the statement as he admitted he repeated his endoscopy and colonoscopy on Wednesday at Cardinal Santos

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PNP recalls Trillanes’ security detail

October 4, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) recalled the security detail of opposition Senator Antonio Antonio Trillanes IV when Proclamation No. 572 revoking his amnesty was made public, a police official said Thursday. Chief Superintendent Filmore Escobal, Police Security Protection Group (PSPG) director, said Trillanes’

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DFA locates missing Filipino inmate in Indonesia

October 4, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday has located the Filipino inmate who was earlier reported missing following a mass jailbreak from the earthquake-damaged prison in Palu, Indonesia, where he was serving a sentence. In its report to Foreign

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No loyalty check, but Duterte’s schedules more on meeting military men

October 4, 2018

Since the “Red October” plot came out late last month, President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to frequently meet with the security officials as well as visiting military and police camps during the past weeks. But Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a

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