Duterte visits Marawi again; admits felt insulted of Aquino’s comment on drug war

August 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte visited Marawi City on Friday for the second time to boost the morale of the government troops pursuing the Islamic State-inspired Maute Terror Group. Duterte talked with the soldiers of the Joint Special Operation Task Force Trident

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Philippines to discuss North Korea with ASEAN foreign ministers

August 4, 2017

Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano will meet his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Friday (ASEAN) night to decide on the North Korea issue which will be tackled in security forum on Monday. “What I can do after

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Alleged NPA leader arrested in Cotabato

August 4, 2017

An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) leader was arrested while another one was killed and several war materials were recovered in four separate incidents in Eastern Mindanao on Thursday. Capt. Rhyan Batchar, spokesman of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division, said

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Uber trips no longer covered by PAMI: Lizada

August 4, 2017

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) board member Aileen Lizada said Friday  Uber did not say truth  in the Senate hearing on Thursday saying their passengers is 100 percent insured through Passenger Accident Management and Insurance Agency (PAMI). “For

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(UPDATE) Finance department consultant, brother killed in San Juan shooting

August 4, 2017

A communications consultant of the Department of Finance and his brother were shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in San Juan Thursday night, police said. A police report, quoting a witness named Jerome Abayon, said the back rider

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PNP building up cases against narcopoliticians

August 4, 2017

The spokesman of the Philippine National Police said  Friday criminal investigators are  conducting “continuous case buildup” against Peter Lim and other narcopoliticians for alleged drug trade links. “The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and other enforcement agencies are continuously

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Duterte inks into law strengthening Anti-Hospital Deposit Act

August 4, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the bill strengthening the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law by increasing penalties if hospitals and medical clinics refuse to administer appropriate initial medical treatment and support in emergency or serious cases. Republic Act No. 109321

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One nabbed, high-powered firearms recovered in Tanza

August 4, 2017

The Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group arrested one person and recovered high powered firearms in Tanza, Cavite on Friday. Superintendent Roque Merdegia, head of the CIDG Anti-Transnational Crime Unit, said Rogelio Tabanao was arrested at 6:20 am.

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