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Dureza: Security forces verifying reports about German beheading

February 26, 2017

The Philippine government is validating reports that German national Jurgen Kantner was beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf Group after deadline to pay ransom ended Sunday afternoon, an official said. “Despite efforts exerted by groups and the security forces, I have

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Duterte declares Jan. 25 as “Day of National Remembrance” for SAF 44

February 26, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared January 25 of every year as a “Day of National Remembrance” to honor the 44 members of the police Special Action Force (SAF) who were killed in an anti-terrorism operation in southern Philippines in 2015.

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De Lima’s co-accused surrenders to NBI

February 26, 2017

Former National Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos, a co-accused of Senator Leila de Lima in the drug trafficking charges, surrendered to the authorities on Sunday. Justice Undersecretary Erickson Balmes said Ragos surrendered to the

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2 communist rebels killed in Davao del Norte

February 26, 2017

Two members of New People’s Army were killed in an encounter with the military in Davao del Norte Sunday morning. Captain Rhyan Batchar, Army’s 10 infantry Division Public Affairs Chief, said government troopers from 60th Infantry Battalion engaged some 20 NPA

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House committee okays courts creation, revenue generation

February 26, 2017

A committee in the House of Representatives has approved the funding provisions of bills creating more courts to hasten resolution of cases and raising government revenue through electronic linkage between the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and value added tax-registered

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13 drug detainees escape from Pampanga jail

February 26, 2017

Thirteen inmates escaped from a detention facility in Camp Olivas, Pampanga early Sunday, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. PDEA-Central Luzon Director Juvenal Azurin said in an interview by ANC television network the 13 male inmates, who are facing

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Aquino denies accusation Liberal Party destabilizing Duterte 

February 25, 2017

Former President Benigno Aquino III led at least 1,000 persons who celebrated the 31 st anniversary of the EDSA People’s Power Revolution at Edsa, police said As of Saturday afternoon, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) spokesperson Chief Inspector Kimberly

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Palace insists arrest of de Lima not politics but based on evidence

February 25, 2017

Malacanang insists the arrest of Senator Leila De Lima is not a political matter but based on “probable cause” after Vice President Leni Robredo called it a “political harassment” “We should clarify that first of all, there is really a

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