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Boy found hanging on a tree on Maundy Thursday: police

March 31, 2018

BAGUIO CITY  —  A 10 year old boy  was found by his mother hanging on a mango tree  but doctors at a nearby hospital declared him dead in Payawan, Lamut town in Ifugao on Maundy Thursday. Police claimed the boy, playing

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Alleged BIFF leader shot by police in North Cotabato

March 31, 2018

An alleged Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter  (BIFF) sub-leader in North Cotabato returned fire  to policemen at a checkpoint and was shot Thursday night, police said. Senior Inspector Edwin Abantes, Aleosan municipal police chief, said Saturday the suspect was Buds Basilan,

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Palace debunks UN rapporteur’s claims of authoritarianism

March 31, 2018

Malacanang on Saturday told United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Righta of Indigenous People Victoria Tauli-Corpuz that democracy in the Philippines is “vibrant and strong”. In a statement, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the remark of Tauli-Corpuz showed how detached

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5 NPA rebels surrender to Marines in Sultan Kudarat

March 30, 2018

Five members of the New People’s Army surrendered to Marine Battalion Landing Team-2 on March 28, 2018 in Brgy Keytodac, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, the military said Friday. The former rebels of  Guerilla Front 73 surrendered to Lt Col Jose Marie Santos,

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22 hurt as bus rams into nine vehicles in Paranaque

March 30, 2018

Twenty-two people were injured  after a bus hit nine vehicles in a road accident in Paranaque City on Friday morning, police said. Superintendent Jenny Tecson, public information officer of the Southern Police District, said based on initial report the incident happened along Roxas

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5 NPA members give up to the military in Palawan

March 30, 2018

Five members of the New People’s Army in Palawan surrendered to the operatives of the military’s Western Command (Wescom) Joint Task Group North on Thursday, the 49th anniversary of the found of the NPA. “We are glad that these 5

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ICC should not cast blame vs Philippines, says China

March 30, 2018

China has urged the international community, including the International Criminal Court (ICC), to support of the Philippines’ efforts against illegal drugs than “pointing fingers and casting blames.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang, in a press conference on March 28, reiterated

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Wanted person in Zamboanga Sibugay arrested

March 30, 2018

A most wanted person in Naga town, Zamboanga Sibugay Province was arrested by government authorities last Thursday. Police Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, public information chief of the regional police, identified the arrested suspect as Karhri Timbang Alsree aka “Jun Paul”

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