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Four inmates escape from Zamboanga del Norte jail

August 20, 2020

Four inmates from Roxas Municipal Police Station in Zamboanga del Norte bolted from their detention facility early Thursday morning. Police Brig. General Jesus Cambay Jr,  the regional director,   said the inmates bolted around 1:30 am. He said escapees were Welly

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WesMinCom head hopes for prompt filing of charges vs nine policemen in Jolo shooting

August 20, 2020

Major General Corleto Vinluan, the new Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) chief, emphasized the importance of filing of charges in court against thenine  policemen involved in the killing of four Army intelligence soldiers in Sulu. “Yes, it should have been filed

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Bicameral conference committee approves Bayanihan to Recover as One Act

August 20, 2020

The bicameral conference committee approved the final version of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act on Thursday, dzBB radio said. Both the Senate and House hope to ratify the bicameral report this afternoon. The bill set aside P140 billion

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Familes of 14 fishermen, passengers of fishing vessel rammed by cargo ship to get P1 million each

August 20, 2020

Families of the missing 14 fishermen and passengers of fishing vessel Liberty 5 that capsized off the waters of Occidental Mindoro will receive compensation from the Hong Kong flagged cargo vessel, MV Vienna Woods, that rammed the ship. In a

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14 PNP personnel die from COVID-19

August 20, 2020

Fourteen cops have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday. In their latest data,a 45-year-old member of the Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup) died last August 12. The number of infected cops

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Three suspects nabbed, nearly P130m worth of suspected shabu seized in Pasig

August 20, 2020

Around P 136 million worth of suspected illegal drugs were confiscated by the operatives of Philippine National Police- Drug Enforcement Group in a buy- bust operation in Pasig City last Wednesday. Initial report said the operation was conducted around 7pm

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Ombudsman hands preventive suspension to 13 PhilHealth officials

August 20, 2020

The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday suspended preventively 13 officials  of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for six months, some without pay as it looks into graft allegations, reports said. Top PhilHealth officials suspended were Dennis Mas, senior

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Court of Appeals denies travel bid of Ressa to US

August 20, 2020

The Court of Appeals denied the plea of Rappler’s chief executive officer Maria Ressa to travel to the United States for failure to say this is urgent. In a resolution Wednesday, the CA’s Special Fourteenth Division turned down Ressa’s very

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