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Negros Oriental councilor shot dead

February 18, 2020

A city councilor was died in an ambush in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday. A report from Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office said the victim was Alex Tizon, 66, a resident of Barangay Villareal in Bayawan. Initial investigation said

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50 illegal gambling machines destroyed in Camp Crame

February 18, 2020

The Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP- IMEG) on Tuesday destroyed around 50 confiscated illegal gambling machines. The ceremony was led by Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, deputy director operations, at the IMEG headquarters in Camp Crame.

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Military will ”survive” if US forces pullout after VFA ends

February 18, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will ”survive” despite the possible pullout of United States forces in the country after the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). “I am just saying that their (US) contribution, if it is

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Alleged NPA leader arrested by police, military in Surigao del Sur

February 18, 2020

An alleged leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested in an inter- agency law enforcement operation in Surigao del Sur Saturday night, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey of the Armed Forces of the

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Calida asks SC to gag ABS-CBN from commenting on quo warrantuo petition

February 18, 2020

The Supreme Court has been asked to issue a gag order against ABS-CBN Corp. about the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General seeking to forfeit the legislative franchises of ABS-CBN Corporation and its subsidiary, ABS-CBN

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DOH warns drugstores, pharmas vs violating drug price cap

February 18, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) warned drug manufacturers and pharmacies against non-compliance to the newly-signed Executive Order (EO) on the Maximum Drug Retail Price (MDRP).  In a press conference Tuesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said possible jail terms and

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Police hunting for Taguig cop who fled after extorting money

February 18, 2020

Operatives from the Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) and the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) are looking for a police officer who was caught extorting money fr0m the live-in partner of a drug suspect in

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Ex-ranking NPA leader arrested in Pampanga

February 18, 2020

Authorities arrested a former ranking leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Angeles City, Pampanga early Tuesday morning. In a report, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac said arrested was Rodolfo Salas, 72, also known

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