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Suspected NPAs abduct militiaman in front of family in Occidental Mindoro

September 19, 2017

A group of armed men said to be members of New People’s Army (NPA) abducted a militiaman in Occidental Mindoro last Monday, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Capt. Melchor Durante, Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, Public Affairs Office Chief,  identified the

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PDEA seizes P1.3 million worth of illegal drugs in Mandaluyong

September 19, 2017

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated  P 1.3 million worth of different kinds of illegal drugs in Mandaluyong City on Tuesday morning. Ten transparent plastic sachets of suspected shabu weighing about 50 grams worth P350,000, 500 tablets of a

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Senate to subpoena San Juan judge for failing to destroy shabu shipment

September 19, 2017

Senator Richard Gordon will ask a judge from San Juan handling the case of  the 890 kilos of smuggled shabu from China for delayed actions to appear before the Blue Ribbon Committee next week. Gordon, chairman of the Blue Ribbon

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NDRRMC postpones earthquake drill set Thursday

September 19, 2017

The National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) postponed its the third quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill (NSED) on Thursday. “Early morning, the NDRRMC Chairperson and National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has made a pronouncement to postpone the 3rd Quarter NSED

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Duterte fires SRA chief for getting consultants with P200k salary

September 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said he fired the head of the Sugar Regulatory Administration. In a speech Monday night in Manila during the gathering of the public attorneys, Duterte said he removed from her post SRA Administrator Anna Rosario Paner for getting several

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Palace on solons seeking immunity from traffic violations: Law is law, it’s blind to all

September 19, 2017

Malacanang said on Tuesday there should be no special treatment among the lawmakers on traffic regulations. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said President Rodrigo Duterte continues to observe a “modest lifestyle and he seeks no special treatment whether inside

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PDEA seeks indictment of Faeldon, 11 others for alleged involvement in shabu smuggling

September 19, 2017

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has sought the indictment of former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and 11 other officials of the Bureau of Customs before the Department of Justice for alleged conspiracy to import illegal drugs and protecting drug traffickers

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Palace says up to private sector to suspend work, classes on Sept. 21

September 19, 2017

Malacanang said on Tuesday it is up to the private sector if it will suspend work and classes on September 21, which President Rodrigo Duterte declared as a “National Day of Protest.” In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella

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