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Seven found dead in boat off Tawi-Tawi: Coast Guard

August 8, 2018

Seven passengers were found dead while eight were missing after a motorized boat sunk off the waters of southern Philippines on July 30, the Philippine Coast Guard reported on Wednesday. Captain Armando Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman, said based on the account of

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Registration of resident aliens under PhilSys not a priority, PSA chief says

August 8, 2018

The registration of resident aliens under the newly-passed Philippine Identification System Act is not a priority of the Philippine government, an official said on Wednesday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Civil Registrar General Lisa Grace Bersales said the government

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Two suspected BIFF members killed in North Cotabato

August 8, 2018

Two suspected members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in an encounter in North Cotabato on Wednesday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said troops of 7th Infantry Battalion and M’lang municipal police station were

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Alleged Abu Sayyaf member arrested in Zamboanga City

August 8, 2018

An alleged member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was arrested in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City on Tuesday morning. Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, public affairs office chief of the Zamboanga regional police office, said arrested was Majid Isnilon, 25, a

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Palace expects Ombudsman to probe fired execs of Nayong Pilipino

August 8, 2018

Malacanang said on Wednesday it expects the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate sacked officials of the state-run Nayong Pilipino Foundation for entering into a $1.5-billion contract, which was allegedly grossly disadvantageous to the government. In a radio interview, Presidential

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Duterte to kill cops involved in drugs, other crimes

August 8, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Tuesday to kill erring cops if they continue to be engaged in illegal activities. Duterte issued the warning during the presentation to him in Malacanang of some 100 policemen assigned in the National Capital Region,

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Authorities intercept shabu worth P4.3b in North Harbor

August 8, 2018

Combined operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, worth P4.3 billion in Manila International Container Port (MICP), North Harbor on Tuesday. The

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Soldiers overrun alleged NPA camp on Isabela

August 8, 2018

Government troops overran an alleged camp of  the New People’s Army where they recovered high-powered firearms after a two-hour encounter in Isabela province on Tuesday. Capt. Jefferson Somera, spokesman of the Army’s 5th Infantry Division, said the troops of 95th Infantry

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