Emergency hotline 911 calls rerouted to LGUs after 2 agents tested positive for COVID-19 – DILG

August 30, 2020

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has temporarily rerouted all Emergency Hotline 911 (E911) calls to local call centers after two of its call agents tested positive for coronavirus disease. Interior Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said

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PNP welcomes Kadamay’s filing of complaints vs Pandi cops

August 30, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday welcomed the filing of charges of Kadamay group against members of Pandi Police Station before the Office of the Ombudsman. In a radio interview, Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, said this

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2 ex-cops posing as active PNP personnel nabbed for victimizing Chinese national

August 30, 2020

Authorities arrested two former policemen for posing as active members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and victimizing a Chinese national for not wearing a face shield last Friday. Police Major General Debold Sinas, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)

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One soldier, Abu Sayyaf die as troops battle fleeing enemy in Patikul

August 29, 2020

One soldier and an Abu Sayyaf member were killed while seven other troops were wounded in a clash as the bandit group was fleeing from an earlier encounter in Sulu Saturday morning. Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr., WestMinCom chief, said

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Three Abu Sayyaf members, led by Jolo bomb mastermind, in Zambo Peninsula: mayor

August 29, 2020

Three Abu Sayyaf members, one of whom has been tagged as the mastermind in the twin Jolo blasts, have reportedly fled Sulu and are in the Zamboanga Peninsula. In a video message Saturday, Zamboanga City Mayor Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said they

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PNP says death of four Army intelligence agents could have affected monitoring of Jolo bombers

August 29, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) virtually admitted the killing of four military intelligence agents at the hands of policemen in Jolo could have played a role in the recent twin bombings where at least 15 people died. PNP spokesman Brig.

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ERC orders other power distributors to explain why advisories were violated

August 29, 2020

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered other power distributors and cooperatives to explain the alleged violation of the advisories issued regarding power charges during the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from March 17 to May 31. In a

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Duterte calls Abe ” a true friend, closer than a brother”

August 29, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced he was stepping down from office on Friday, ” is to me and the Filipino people–a true friend, closer than a brother.” Duterte, in a statement on Saturday, said it

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