Trillanes says will remain in the Senate until court resolves his petition

September 8, 2018

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said Saturday he will not leave the Senate despite assurances from Malacañang that he will not be arrested. “Through our contacts from the Armed Forces, there is still a standing order to arrest me so that’s

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Call by official for revolutionary government his personal opinion: DILG

September 8, 2018

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is not leading a campaign to shift to federalism through a revolutionary government that will allegedly upend the entire system of government and create a “People’s Council” that will keep President

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DFA says 66 Filipino tourists expected to fly out of Sapporo Saturday

September 8, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 66 Filipino tourists who were stranded in Sapporo in the aftermath of the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Hokkaido are expected to fly out of the island Saturday. The DFA, in a statement

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PN creates special committee to look into the grounding of BRP Gregorio del Pilar

September 7, 2018

The Philippine Navy (PN) has created a Special Investigation Committee to conduct an inquiry into the grounding of BRP Gregorio del Pilar,  its spokesman said Friday Commander Jonathan Zata, PN spokesman, said Commodore Toribio Adaci Jr., the concurrent Commander Fleet-Marine

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DFA helping second group of Filipino tourists in Sapporo

September 7, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is assisting a second group of  40 Filipino tourists who were in Sapporo when the magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Hokkaido on Thursday. The second group reached out to the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and said

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Two foreigners, Filipina arrested for alleged scam in Makati City

September 7, 2018

Two foreigners and a Filipina were arrested in an entrapment operation in Makati City on Thursday night. National Capitol Region Police Director Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said arrested were Samuel Djumba, 47, and Patian Libukan, 36, Cameroonian nationals both residing at Unit 912,

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Alleged Abu Sayyaf member killed in Basilan law enforcement operation

September 7, 2018

An alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf Group was killed in a law enforcement operation in Basilan on Thursday night. Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, public affairs chief of the Zamboanga regional police, said slain was Omaidie Salain. Galvez said the

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Justice dept. seeks arrest, travel ban for Trillanes in different court

September 7, 2018

The Department of Justice on Friday asked another Makati City court that had dismissed a separate coup d’état charge against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to order his arrest. In a four-page motion, state prosecutors asked Judge Elmo Alameda of

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