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Two soldiers wounded in firefight vs alleged NPAs in Quezon

September 22, 2018

Two soldiers were wounded in a five-minute firefight with alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in Quezon province on Friday. Capt. Patrick Jay Retumban, spokesman of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, said the encounter occurred in the vicinity of Sitio Aak

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DFA warns vs jobs offered through social media

September 22, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is warning Filipinos seeking jobs abroad against sex trafficking syndicates using social media to offer work in Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries. The DFA issued the warning after the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur

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Poe leads five women atop September Pulse Asia senatorial survey

September 22, 2018

Senator Grace Poe is leading the September survey for the 2019 senatorial election, according to Pulse Asia Saturday, which revealed that the top five were women, including Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. In its survey, Poe leads with a voter

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Bocaue police chief arrested in entrapment operation

September 22, 2018

The chief of police in Bocaue town in Bulacan was arrested in an entrapment operation early Saturday morning. In a report, the Philippine National Police ( PNP) Counter Intelligence Task Force (CITF) said arrested was Supt. Juwen Dela Cruz after

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More than 1,000 US, Philippine troops in Kamandag 2018

September 22, 2018

More than 1,000 American and Filipino troops are set to participate in a joint military exercise dubbed as (Kaagapay ng mga Mandigma ng Dagat) Kamandag 2018 held next month. In a phone interview with the Daily Manila Shimbun, Capt. Jerber

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Cimatu orders quarry operations stopped in eight regions, relieves some officials

September 21, 2018

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu Friday ordered a halt to all quarry operations in eight regions of the country and to have their safety assessed. In a statement, Cimatu announced the suspension during a press conference in Naga City, Cebu, following

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Enrile denies thousands killed, detained during Marcos martial rule

September 21, 2018

In what could be a move to revise what happened during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, his namesake son, former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. came out with a full production one-on-one interview with 94-year old former Senator Juan Ponce

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Duterte extends aid to Naga City landslide victims

September 21, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Friday the victims of a landslide in Naga City, Cebu where at least 29 people were killed. Duterte ordered concerned agencies to provide the necessary assistance to those injured, relatives of those who perished and

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