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Alleged Abu Sayyaf said involved in 2001 plantation abduction arrested

January 30, 2018

An alleged member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), involved in the 2001 kidnapping at Golden Harvest Plantation was arrested in a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City on Monday. Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, public information of the Philippine National Police regional

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House members see no conflict in ongoing BBL and Cha-Cha work

January 29, 2018

House Members Monday saw no conflict in the efforts of the chamber to approve the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and charter change initiatives to effect a federal form of government, among others. Deputy Speaker and Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia and

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Duterte open to declare Mayon’s permanent danger zone as “no man’s land”

January 29, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling to declare as “no man’s land” Mayon Volcano’s 6-kilometer permanent danger zone so everytime it erupts, authorities would not have a hard time asking people to leave the place. The possibility of totally preventing people

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Health department wants full refund for dengue vaccine

January 29, 2018

The health department wants Sanofi Pasteur to return close to P2 million it paid for the used dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. In an interview late Monday afternoon, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said “we already submitted the demand letter  for the used vaccines and

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Rappler asks CA to nullify SEC order revoking its license to operate

January 29, 2018

Online news website Rappler asked the Court of Appeals Monday to nullify a decision of the Securities and Exchange (SEC) revoking its certificate of incorporation  for allegedly violating the restriction on foreign ownership in mass media. In a 70-page petition

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Palace hopes for less bloody police “tokhang” campaign

January 29, 2018

Malacanang expressed hope on Monday the new “Oplan Tokhang,” an anti-illegal drug campaign of the Philippine National Police, will be less bloody. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Palace hopes the police have learned their lessons from their

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Sandiganbayan orders arrest of ex-Palawan governor for graft

January 29, 2018

The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered the arrest of former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes after it dismissed a motion for reconsideration seeking to reverse his graft conviction last August over alleged anomalous renewal of small-scale mining permits. “Let a warrant of arrest

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NDRRMC estimates damage to crops from Mayon more than P100m

January 29, 2018

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) placed damage to agriculture from Mayon Volcano’s activity at more than a hundred million pesos. In a press briefing in Albay on Monday, NDRRMC Executive Director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said damage

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