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81 Chinese allegedly involved in illegal online gambling nabbed in Makati

November 8, 2017

Bureau of Immigration (BI) intelligence operatives arrested Tuesday night in Makati City 81 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in cyber crimes and operating an illegal online gaming business. BI acting spokesman Grifton Medina said the foreigners were rounded inside their units

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P40b yearend bonus, P5000 cash ready for release to gov’t employees: DBM

November 8, 2017

The Duterte administration is ready to release nearly P40 billion for the year-end bonus and P5,000 cash gift for over a million qualified employees of the national government starting this month, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Wednesday.

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PNP says crime dipped 8% in the last 10 months

November 8, 2017

Crime incidents dipped slightly over the past ten months, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday. Aside from the 8.44 percent drop in total crime volume from a high of 493,912 incidents in January-October 2016 down to only 452,204 incidents

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Ombudsman files two criminal charges vs Aquino over Mamasapano

November 8, 2017

Two criminal cases were filed by the Office of the Ombudsman at the Sandiganbayan against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the 2015 botched Mamasapano anti-terrorism operations. Aquino was charged of violating Section 3 (a) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt

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Duterte says Philippines, US remain best of friends

November 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday the United States remains the closest ally of the Philippines contrary to his previous criticisms against America. Duterte made the statement as he is set to meet for the first time US President Donald

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SC turns down Napoles appeal for bail in pork barrel case

November 7, 2017

The Supreme Court turned down an appeal from suspected pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles for bail in plunder and other cases against her over alleged  misuse of multi-billion peso Priority Development Assistant Fund by lawmakers During its regular full

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Gov’t wants quick but safe subway construction from Japan

November 7, 2017

The Philippines hopes that Japan could have fast but safe construction of a subway in Metro Manila. In a forum in Pasig City, Assistant Socioeconomic Planning Secretary for Investment Programming Jonathan Uy said the Metro Manila Subway is expected to

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Palace relies on China’s good faith amid Beijing’s launch of island-maker

November 7, 2017

Malacanang is relyng on China’s good faith  it will not dredge areas in South China Sea, including Scarborough Shoal, being claimed by the Philippines, particularly using its newly launched island-maker ship, an official said on Tuesday. “Well, the president recognizes the

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