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8,000 drug “surrenderers” finished rehab programs, Duque says

September 6, 2018

While there were over a million “surrenderers” in the war against illegal drugs since July 2016, only about 8,000 have completed the rehabilitation programs as of July, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday. In a press briefing in

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DFA says Philippine 26-man tour group is safe in Hokkaido

September 6, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, is assisting a 26-member tour group from the Philippines that was initially reported trapped at their hotel in Sapporo following this Thursday’s magnitude 6.7 earthquake. Ambassador to Japan

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Two robbery suspects killed in Laguna

September 6, 2018

Two robbery suspects were killed in an encounter with police in Laguna on Wednesday night. Supt. Chitadel Carandang Gaoiran, public information office chief of the Calabarzon regional police,  said  one of the two female robbery victims asked patrolling cops for

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Policemen remain at Senate premises waiting for arrest warrant on Trillanes

September 6, 2018

Policemen belonging to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will remain at the vicinity of the Senate ready to arrest if a court issues an order arresting Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. CIDG Director Roel Obusan, in a statement sent through

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Trillanes asks SC to nullify Duterte proclamation, stop arrest order

September 6, 2018

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to stop the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police from arresting him to face prosecution for cases arising from attempted military coups against  then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In

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Second French-made 24-meter patrol boat of Coast Guard arrives in Subic

September 6, 2018

The second French made 24-meter fast patrol boat of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) arrived in Subic port last Monday, a Coast Guard official said Thursday. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said the patrol boat which was built by French

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34 Chinese arrested for allegedly working at construction site in Pasay

September 6, 2018

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has detained 34 Chinese men caught working at a construction site near the SM Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City last September 4. Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the BI is still

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Police arrest 34 persons for remaining seated while national anthem is played before movie

September 6, 2018

Thirty-four persons were arrested by police for remaining seated in a movie house while the Philippine national anthem was being played in Lemery, Batangas. Senior Superintendent Edwin Quilates, Batangas provincial police director, said the 19 women and 15 men violated

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