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Ombudsman lady prosecutor stabbed dead in Quezon City

June 4, 2018

An assistant special prosecutor of the Office of the Ombudsman was stabbed dead in Quezon City Monday morning, police said. In a report, Madonna Joy Ednaco-Tanyag was stabbed several times by unknown attackers on 11:20 am in front of a

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Aquino, ex-Cabinet members seek dismissal of charges on Dengvaxia case

June 4, 2018

Former President Benigno Aquino III on Monday sought the dismissal of charges against him from the deaths of school children inoculated with the Dengvaxia vaccine. Aquino, with former Health Secretary Janette Garin and former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, submitted before the Department

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Shooting incidents by motorcycle riding suspects more then 800, but PNP says it is going down

June 4, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded more than 800 shooting incidents involving motorcycle riding suspects in the past seven months. PNP statistics said a total of 880 incidents were recorded from October 11, 2017 to May 21, 2018 of

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Supreme Court to tackle ousted chief justice’s motion for reconsideration

June 4, 2018

The Supreme Court will resolve Tuesday a motion by ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes  Sereno seeking a reversal of the May 11 decision that ousted her. Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Sereno’s motion for reconsideration filed last week is

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Six soldiers wounded in encounter with alleged NPAs in Isabela

June 4, 2018

Six soldiers were wounded in a nearly 20-minute encounter with alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in Isabela province Monday morning. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Northern Luzon Command, said based on initial

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Duterte apologizes to Kuwait for his emotional outburst

June 4, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has apologized for his harsh words against Kuwait prior to the signing of a bilateral labor agreement. In a speech before the Filipino community in South Korea on Sunday, Duterte said he would push through with his trip

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Duterte fires PhilHealth chief

June 4, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Philippine Health Insurance Corp. head Celestina Ma. Jude dela Serna after the Commission on Audit questioned her travel expenses. Duterte appointed Roy Ferrer as acting president and chief executive officer of PhilHealth. Prior to his

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Palace lauds “smooth” school opening

June 4, 2018

Malacanang hailed the “smooth” opening of classes on Monday. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Palace welcomed over 27 million students who trooped to public and private schools. “The opening of classes nationwide has been so far

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