Duterte denies behind Napoles claim of giving Drilon P5 million

January 24, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte denied on Wednesday he was behind the claim of alleged pork barrel mastermind Janet Lim Napoles she gave P5 million to opposition Senator Franklin Drilon for the 2010 elections. In a speech before he left for India,

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Retired cop killed by alleged by NPA members in Kalinga

January 24, 2018

A retired policeman was killed by alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members in a shooting incident in Kalinga on Tuesday morning, a military spokesman said Wednesday. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Northern Luzon Command

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Wife of Abdullah Maute arrested in Cotabato

January 24, 2018

Government authorities have arrested the wife of one of the Maute brothers in a law enforcement operation in Cotabato City. Senior Insp. Jemar Delos Santos, Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) spokesman identified the arrested suspect as Najiya Dilangalen Karon

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Duterte warns of withdrawing all Filipino workers in Kuwait if maltreatment continues

January 24, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Wednesday he will order the recall of all Filipino workers in Kuwait if another incident of suicide due to maltreatment involving them takes place. In a speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport before leaving for India,

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BI arrests American who violated parole in Pangasinan

January 24, 2018

Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents caught their first foreign fugitive in 2018 with the recent arrest in Pangasinan of an overstaying American national wanted by authorities in California for parole violation. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said operatives from the bureau’s

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Minato City donates 900,000 yen for victims of Typhoon Tembin/Vinta in Mindanao

January 24, 2018

Officials of the local government of Minato City in Tokyo handed over to Ambassador Jose Laurel V on  January 15 at the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo their 900,000 yen (P418,000) cash donations for the victims of and rehabilitation program for

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2 alleged NPA members arrested in Agusan del Sur

January 23, 2018

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were arrested in a joint military and police operation in Agusan del Sur on Monday. Chief Insp. Renel Serrano, regional police public information officer, said Tuesday Chief Supt. Noli Romana, regional police

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Military conducts recon flight over Scarborough Shoal

January 23, 2018

The Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted aerial reconnaissance over Scarborough Shoal following a reported passage of an American warship near the area. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, AFP Nolcom spokesman, said the aerial

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