Paranaque cop positive for drug use: NCRPO

March 4, 2020

Another police officer tested positive for illegal drug use, according to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Wednesday. In a statement, NCRPO chief Major General Debold Sinas said they conducted random drug testing to 129 personnel of Parañaque

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Five drug suspects arrested, P3.4m worth of drugs seized in Pasay

March 4, 2020

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) seized around P3.4 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested five drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Pasay City last Wednesday night. Police Brig. General Ronnie Montejo, QC director, said the suspects were

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Two killed, 41 suspects nabbed in Cavite 24-hour police operation

March 4, 2020

Two people were killed, while 41 alleged suspects were arrested in Cavite police’s 24-hour operation last Tuesday. The Cavite Police Provincial Office said the two unidentified suspects were killed in an encounter after they grabbed a motorcycle in Molino Paliparan

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Soldiers recover firearms, homemade bombs in Maguindanao

March 4, 2020

Soldiers recovered high-powered firearms and improvised bombs as they continue clearing operation in Maguindanao on Wednesday. Maj. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), the high-powered firearms and improvised explosive devices were recovered in two areas where troops

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House to begin hearing ABS-CBN franchise renewal on March 10

March 4, 2020

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said the House committee on legislative franchises will begin consideration of 11 bills seeking to renew the expiring legislative franchise of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. In a press conference, Cayetano said the agenda of the

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Duterte may suspend POGO operation amid proliferation of illegal activities, Palace says

March 4, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte may temporarily prevent the operation of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations amid the proliferation of illegal activities in the country, particularly involving Chinese nationals. In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo cited the

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Senate adopts resolution allowing ABS-CBN to operate beyond franchise expiration

March 4, 2020

The Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution “expressing the sense of the Senate” to allow television giant ABS-CBN Corp. and its subsidiaries to operate beyond the expiration of its franchise set on May 4, 2020. Senate Resolution 6, filed by

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Palace lifts suspension of negotiations for signing of loan, grant deals with countries supportive of UNHRC resolution

March 4, 2020

Malacanang has ordered the lifting of the suspension of negotiations for contracting loans or grant aids with countries that supported a resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) seeking action on the Philippines’ war on illegal drugs.

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