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Alberto to be ISAFP head: AFP spokesman

August 23, 2017

Brig. Gen. Macairog Alberto was designated as the new head of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a spokesman said Wednesday. Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP Public Affairs office head, confirmed Alberto will be the new

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Duterte says he’s not defending son, Paolo, but accusation against him “rehash”

August 23, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he was not defending his son, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte but he branded as “rehash” corruption allegations being thrown against his son. In a speech in Batangas province, Duterte reiterated he would

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QC police say drug tests in homes of Payatas residents “voluntary”

August 23, 2017

Chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, director of the Quezon City Police District, said Wednesday the house-to-house drug test in Payatas Quezon City last Tuesday was “voluntary”. Eleazar said in an interview with the Daily Manila Shimbun, police officers visited the homes of the

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(UPDATE) 2 die as magnitude 5.1 quake hits Leyte: NDRRMC

August 23, 2017

Two people in Ormoc City died after the magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the province of Leyte on Wedneday morning. Romina Marasigan, National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson, said based on initial report one died because of a heart

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House creates technical working groups to draft Philippine federal constitution

August 23, 2017

The House committee on constitutional amendments on Wednesday created four technical working groups (TWGs), composed of its members, which will draft the Philippine federal constitution. Each of the four groups will handle specific areas to be covered in the drafting

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Delos Santos negative for gunpowder nitrates: PNP Crime Lab

August 23, 2017

The Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory said on Wednesday Kian Lloyd Delos Santos who allegedly fired upon police officers and was shot dead in Caloocan, tested negative for gunpowder nitrates. The paraffin test of delos Santos who died in that August 16

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Military admits “security gap” caused Abu Sayyaf attack in Basilan

August 23, 2017

Following the attack by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in a barangay in Maluso town in Basilan province that killed nine people, the military admitted there is a security gap. “The redeployment of forces brought about by the war in

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US turns over Aerostat Radar System to Philippine Navy

August 23, 2017

The Philippine Navy (PN) formally received its 28M Class Tethered Aerostat (TARS) from United States government in a turnover ceremony in Zambales last Tuesday. Capt. Lued Lincuna, Philippine Navy spokesman said US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission to the Philippines

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