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Police arrest suspected Maute Group member in Quezon City

May 8, 2018

An alleged Maute Group member who fled Marawi during last year’s fighting was arrested by police in Quezon City on Monday. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Camilo Pancratius Cascolan identified the suspect as Unday Macadato in a press briefing

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Teo quits amid DOT’s P60 milllion ad placement controversy

May 8, 2018

Embattled Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo has resigned from her post amid the P60-million allegedly questionable ad placement by the department with the television program of her siblings in state-run People’s Television 4. Teo’s lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, announced the Department of

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Suspect killed in encounter with police in Batangas

May 8, 2018

An armed suspect was killed in an encounter in the province of Batangas on Monday night. Chief Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, Calabarzon regional police director, said Tuesday based on initial report authorities were verifying the presence of an armed suspect when the clash happened

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Palace can’t comment on Tulfo brothers offer to return P60 million

May 7, 2018

Malacanang could not say what could be the ramification of the offer of the siblings of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to return the P60 million paid by the government to their television program at the state-run People’s Television 4. Presidential

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PNP records more than 4,000 deaths from anti-drug operations since start of Duterte administration

May 7, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded more than 4,000 deaths died during the anti-illegal drug operations done since the start of the Duterte administration in July 2016. PNP statistics released Monday showed a total of 4,251 drug suspects were

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Gov’t to buy technology to verify Chinese activities in South China Sea: Roque

May 7, 2018

The Duterte administration is set to acquire an equipment that will help verify Chinese activities in the disputed South China Sea, Malacanang said on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said contrary to reports, the government has been

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Duterte goes window shopping in Makati mall

May 7, 2018

Shoppers mobbed and had selfies with President Rodrigo Duterte who visited an upscale mall in Makati City on Saturday night. Duterte went to Greenbelt 5 after addressing the 51st annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Mandaluyong City. Special

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34th Balikatan exercise starts

May 7, 2018

The 34th Balikatan exercise between Filipino and American forces, started with an opening ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo on Monday and will end on May 18. The ceremony was led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung

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