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Ang See says group watching 11 “tokhang for ransom” cases, Bulacan kidnap-murder

July 10, 2017

The head of a citizens crime watchdog said they are monitoring  11 reported “tokhang for ransom” cases mostly in Binondo and the case of a Filipino-Chinese businesswoman killed with her driver in Bulacan where the reported mastermind is a former

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Police officer allegedly protecting illegal cockpit arrested

Police officer allegedly protecting illegal cockpit arrested

July 10, 2017

A police officer who allegedly was the protector of an illegal cockpit was arrested while two other officers escaped  from the Philippine National Police’s Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF) raid in Brgy. Old Capitol Site on Sunday Senior Superintendent Jose Chiquito

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Ormoc, Kananga placed under state of calamity

July 10, 2017

Ormoc City and Kanaga, a municipality, were placed under a state of calamity following a meeting held by cabinet members, led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, in Tacloban on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in the situation briefing, presentations

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5-year martial law may be too long, says military spokesman  

July 10, 2017

An imposition of martial law for five years in Mindanao may be too long, a military spokesman said on Monday. Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr of the Armed Forces of the Philippines was reacting to the statement of House Speaker

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Marawi city hall reopens despite fighting

July 10, 2017

MARAWI CITY — The city hall has resumed operations on Monday since fighting between the government forces and the Maute-Abu Sayyaf began on May 23. Some structures shook as the military continued its air strikes and artillery fire while   Mayor

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JICA signs grant aid with NEDA to support capacity building of Filipinos in gov’t

July 10, 2017

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Monday signed a 264 million yen Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) to help build the capacity and skills of Filipino professionals.

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Duterte reappoints Romualdez as special envoy to US

July 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed Jose Manuel Romualdez as his special envoy to the United States. “We are confident that the re-appointment of Mr. Romualdez will usher in better PH-US relations and promote stronger cooperation between the two countries,” said

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Arrested NPA member “distant” relative of DND chief’s wife

Arrested NPA member “distant” relative of DND chief’s wife

July 9, 2017

A female member of communist New People’s Army, who was arrested recently, was a “distant” relative of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s wife, the Department of National Defense said on Sunday. Adriel Dawn Aguilar Aquino who was nabbed in Abra on

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