Bulacan cop nabbed for alleged robbery-extortion activities

August 23, 2020

A police officer from Bocaue, Bulacan was arrested by the Philippine National Police-Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) last Saturday for his alleged involvement in robbery extortion activities. Police Brigadier General Ronald Lee, IMEG director, said operatives arrested Police Chief

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PNP rejects call for revolutionary gov’t

August 23, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday vowed to uphold the Constitution as it rejected to support the call of a certain group to create a revolutionary government. In a radio interview, Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, police spokesperson, said

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Pandemic, socioeconomic problems urgent concerns, not revolutionary gov’t – Palace

August 23, 2020

Malacañang on Sunday said the most urgent concern right now is addressing the coronavirus pandemic and other socioeconomic problems brought by the health crisis. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after a private group called for the establishment of

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Over 400 LGU officials face criminal raps over SAP distribution

August 23, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday said 437 local elected and appointed public officials and their civilian co-conspirators are now facing criminal charges while 626 more are under probe by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) for

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15 persons, mostly minors, rescued; 5 online sex traffickers nabbed in Surigao del Sur operations

August 23, 2020

At least 13 minors and two adult victims of exploitation and trafficking were rescued after five alleged online sex traffickers were arrested in Surigao del Sur last Thursday, according to Philippine National Police chief Archie Francisco Gamboa. Gamboa said on

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More Negros Oriental-based activists on liquidation list – Karapatan

August 23, 2020

Human rights group Karapatan on Saturday said it received information that some of its members in Negros Oriental are also target of liquidation following the killing of Zara Alvarez. In a statement, Karapatan said it received a text message identifying

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No order from Duterte to cops not to release information on activists’ killings – Palace

August 23, 2020

Malacanang on Saturday denied that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) not to release information to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the recent attacks against rights defenders and activists. In a statement, Presidential spokesperson Harry

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Palace hits Duterte’s political enemies, haters for “ghoulish fake news” about his health

August 21, 2020

Malacanang slammed on Friday President Rodrigo Duterte’s political enemies and haters who continue to spread “ghoulish fake news” about his health. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said instead of spending millions of pesos to disseminate fake news, the

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