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House of Representatives approves National ID System bill

September 9, 2017

The House of Representatives, voting 142-7, approved on third and final reading Friday House Bill 6221 which seeks to establish a single, unified and streamlined national identification system in the country. The bill, otherwise known as the “Filipino Identification System”

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Police arrest two suspected kidnappers of mayor’s son

September 9, 2017

Police captured two suspected kidnappers of the son of a town mayor in  Zamboanga del Norte last Thursday. In a police report Saturday, Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, chief of the regional public information office, said the suspects were apprehended in

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Australia to train Filipino troops in anti-terrorism

September 9, 2017

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will train Filipino troops to further enhance their capability to fight terrorism in the country. “As we all know we have a very long history of military cooperation and the training and exercising with the

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Duterte says slain teenager in Caloocan his relative

September 8, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday one of the teenagers who was allegedly executed by policemen was his relative. Duterte was referring to 19-year old Carl Angelo Arnaiz whose father’s family came from Maasin, Southern Leyte, where Duterte’s mother traces

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Cardinal Tagle urges gov’t to end killings

September 8, 2017

Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio  Tagle Friday urged the government and law enforcement authorities to end the series of killings in the country. In his letter for the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tagle said the daily dose of

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Philippines, US sign fifth amendment to 2011 agreement on narcotics control

September 8, 2017

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and US Ambassador Sung Kim signed the fifth amendment to the 2011 Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the Philippines and the United States of America. While previous amendments were

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Fire at roofdeck of hotel near NAIA put out after an hour

September 8, 2017

A fire hit the Sheraton Hotel beside Resorts World near NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Friday afternoon. FO1 Mark Santos, Bureau of Fire and Protection in Pasay City said in a phone  interview with the Daily Manila Shimbun

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Army on standby on Marcos 100th birth anniversary at Libingan ng mga Bayani

September 8, 2017

The Philippine Army has placed its forces on standby for the 100th birth anniversary of late former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani in Taguig City on Monday. Lt. Col. Ray Tiongson, Philippine Army Public Affairs Officer,

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