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Palace asks NAPC chief to surrender, can be given detention facility similar to De Lima

July 31, 2018

Malacanang urged on Tuesday National Anti-Poverty Commission head Liza Maza to surrender following the warrant of arrest issued by a trial court in Palayan City. Maza, the remaining Cabinet official who came from the left, could even be placed in

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LTFRB starts recalibrating Metro Manila taxis to reflect fare hike

July 31, 2018

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday began calibrating taxi units in Metro Manila to show the approved fare increase. The first day of calibration and resealing of taxi meters was done in a property owned by the

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Businessman arrested in Pasay City

July 31, 2018

A businessman whose company distributes probiotic drink Yakult was arrested in a law enforcement operation in Pasay City last Saturday. In a report, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) identified the businessman as Alberto Dy Sun, president of Merchandise

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Palace says Basilan attack constitutes war crime

July 31, 2018

Malacanang condemned on Tuesday the terrorist attack in Basilan, saying the incident constitutes a war crime. “We condemn in the strongest possible term the latest terrorist attack in Basilan perpetrated in violation of our laws,” said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

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11 die in Basilan bomb explosion

July 31, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Eleven people were killed while five others wounded in a car bomb explosion early Tuesday in Lamitan City, Basilan province, officials disclosed. Lt. Col. Montano Alodovar, Army’s 3rd Scout Ranger Battalion commander, said over RMN-Zamboanga the explosion

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Duterte witnesses destruction of nearly P300m worth of smuggled vehicles in Cagayan

July 31, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed on Monday the destruction of smuggled luxury vehicles and motorbikes worth nearly P300 million at Port Irene in Sta. Ana, Cagayan. Two bulldozers wrecked a total of 68 contraband luxury vehicles with an estimated value of more than

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PNP to mount “surgical and chilling” anti-drug campaign

July 30, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday it will pursue its war on drugs and crime “in an absolutely relentless and chilling” manner as it appealed to critics to help Filipinos regain their lives destroyed by illegal substances. In a press

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FA50 jets joining AFP Joint Exercise in Palawan

July 30, 2018

The Philippine Air Force deployed its FA50 fighter attack aircraft to join the Armed Forces of the Philippines Joint Exercise (AJEX) dubbed as “Dagat, Langit, Lupa” or DAGIT PA 2018. Capt. Cherryl Tindog, Western Command (Wescom) spokesperson, said three FA 50 fighter jets arrived Puerto Princesa

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