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Justice department recommends indictment of Comelec and Smartmatic officials

June 7, 2017

The Department of Justice has recommended the criminal indictment of officials of the Commission on Elections and Smartmatic for violating provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act. In a 41-page resolution issued on June 5 but obtained Wednesday, Justice Undersecretary  Deo

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Labor department revises  ‘deployment ban’ to Qatar

June 7, 2017

The Department of Labor and Employment has amended its order to suspend  deployment of all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for Qatar. In a press conference on Wednesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the department came up with a consensus

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Armed men abduct 9-year-old boy in Sulu

June 7, 2017

A nine-year-old boy was abducted by armed men in Sulu on Tuesday night, a military official said Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of Joint Task Force Sulu, said based on initial report a certain Den-den Tan, a fourth grade

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Suspected member of ISIS-backed group arrested, arms cache found in Maguindanao

June 7, 2017

An alleged member of an ISIS-inspired local terrorist group was arrested in a law enforcement operation in Maguindanao on Tuesday morning. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, identified the suspect as a certain Kamarudin Butocan Raguiab.

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Resorts World Manila’s security found wanting, House hearing reveals

June 7, 2017

Having only one security guard during the graveyard shift and lack of an effective evacuation plan when one gunman barged into the casino of Resorts World Manila on Friday were hurled by congressmen during a public hearing on Wednesday. “There

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Aguirre links Senators Trillanes, Aquino to Marawi battle

June 7, 2017

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II revealed on Wednesday he received information linking critics of President Rodrigo Duterte and members of the political opposition to the Marawi  fighting, now on its second week. Citing a report from a source, Aguirre said

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Gov’t addressing needs of 70,000 evacuees from Marawi City: DILG

June 7, 2017

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Wednesday said the government is carrying out measures to address the needs of around 70,000 people who have fled from Marawi City towards the adjacent provinces of Misamis Oriental and Lanao

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Philippines welcomes South Korea’s offer to finance infra project

Philippines welcomes South Korea’s offer to finance infra project

June 7, 2017

The Philippines welcomed the offer of the South Korean government to finance key infrastructure programs of the country, increasing prospects to implement projects under the Philippine Development Plan 2017–2022, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Wednesday. From May

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