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Drilon says bicam-version of BBL constitutional, but hits lacks of anti-dynasty provision

July 14, 2018

Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon is confident that the bicameral conference committee’s version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) can withstand judicial scrutiny. However, Drilon expressed doubts whether the draft law that seeks to establish the Bangsamoro region to

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Palace to CPP: Localized peace talks for fighters, not for leaders living in comfort abroad

July 14, 2018

Malacanang is offering the localized peace talks to the communist rebels on the ground and not to those living comfortable lives abroad, an official said Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after the Communist Party of the Philippines

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Albayalde: No order from Duterte to recall Trillanes’ police security

July 14, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte did not order the recall of police escorts for opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said Saturday. The PNP chief explained that all the detailed orders to police personnel of

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4 Muntinlupa cops nabbed in entrapment op

July 14, 2018

Four police personnel assigned in Muntinlupa City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) were arrested in an entrapment operation on Friday. Police Senior Inspector Myrna Diploma, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Public Information Officer, identified the arrested police personnel

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Boracay environmental woes fixed before October reopening – Cimatu

July 14, 2018

Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has assured that major environmental problems such as water pollution and garbage are properly addressed before Boracay reopens to the public in October. At the recent hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Cimatu

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Police arrest alleged gunman in killing of columnist in Masbate

July 13, 2018

Police arrested the alleged killer of a tabloid columnist in Masbate province in Quezon City Friday. Police criminal investigators apprehended Antonio del Rosario who was inside a fastfood restaurant along Visayas Avenue. Senior Superintendent Wilson Asueta, head of the Philippine National Police’s

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186 local government officials stripped of powers over police

July 13, 2018

A total of 186 local government officials with suspected links to illegal drugs and other offenses were stripped of their powers over the police since President Rodrigo Duterte took office, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday. DILG officer

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Five die in Sarangani vehicular accident: police

July 13, 2018

  Five passengers died in a vehicular accident in Malungon municipality in Sarangani Province on Friday morning. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Malungon identified four of the fatalities as Joan Monticino, Cerco Jimenez, Vicente Fernandez and Loreto Villanueva.

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