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Army officer, seven others arrested in Bukidnon buy bust

August 19, 2017

A military officer and seven others were arrested by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the province of Bukidnon last Friday. Lt. Col. Ray Tiongson, Philippine Army public affairs officer, identified the arrested Army officer as 2nd

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“I think we still have a problem in illegal drugs”: NCRPO chief

August 19, 2017

Illegal drugs in Metro Manila remain prevalent despite police operations as 96 percent of the 1,706 barangays in the National Capital Region (NCR) are affected. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Oscar Albayalde  told dzMM: “I think we still have a big

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4 die in two separate fires in Manila

August 19, 2017

Four people died and around 750 families were left homeless after fire struck in two residential areas in Manila on Friday. Bureau of Fire Protection-Manila said six buildings  at the Vitas Temporary Housing in Tondo burned down at 3:09 pm. Analyn Ambulinog, 5, and her

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Albayalde to follow up progress on probe of Caloocan student’s death

August 19, 2017

Director Oscar Albayalde, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) head, said he will personally follow up investigation of the case of a 17-year old boy who died in an anti-drug operation of the Philippine National Police. “We will follow that up. I will

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Gov’t closely monitoring Nueva Ecija avian flu situation: Abella

August 19, 2017

The government is closely monitoring the situation in two towns of Nueva Ecija affected by the bird flu. “We are closely monitoring the situation in Nueva Ecija following the confirmation of poultry deaths in the province yesterday by the Department

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Palace receives resignation of two customs officials

August 19, 2017

Two Bureau of Customs officials have resigned following the uproar over the entry of shabu worth P6.4 billion into two warehouses in Valenzuela City. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said “the Office of the President has received these

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Philippines, Thailand sign terms of reference on military cooperation

August 19, 2017

The Philippines and Thailand signed the Terms of Reference (TOR) on the Joint Committee on Military Cooperation (JCMC) in Quezon City last Thursday. In a statement Friday evening, Assistant Defense Secretary for Assessment and International Affairs Raymund Jose Quilop said

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Palace names Leyco OIC of social welfare department

August 19, 2017

Emmanuel Leyco, an undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), was named Officer-in-Charge, Malacanang announced Saturday. The designation of Leyco, who is undersecretary for finance and administration of the DSWD, is “effective immediately”, according to a statement

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