P3M “shabu” seized in Quezon City buy-bust

November 28, 2019

Authorities confiscated around P3-million worth of illegal drugs from two alleged drug suspects in Quezon City last Wednesday. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo identified the suspects as Saida Amatonding, 26, and her cousin Harris

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Sans stricter penalties, death penalty “incentives” for criminals – officials

November 28, 2019

Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairman Catalino Cuy on Thursday said the lack of stricter penalties and the absence of the death penalty are considered as “incentives” for criminals to do illegal activities in the country. In a press briefing, Cuy

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Royal Thai Navy visits Coast Guard, Navy headquarters

November 28, 2019

Delegates of Royal Thai Navy (RTN) visited the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Navy (PN) headquarters in Manila this week. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman said PCG Commandant Vice Admiral Joel Garcia welcomed the RTN delegation, headed by Rear

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DDB believes drug trade to weaken with confiscation of P2.6B “shabu”

November 28, 2019

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) on Thursday expressed the belief that the distribution of illegal drugs in the country would weaken following the seizure of P2.6-billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu in recent operations in Metro Manila. “Well definitely.

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Boracay rehab on track for completion by May 2020, says task force

November 28, 2019

The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) continues to make steady progress in its effort to rehabilitate the world-famous resort island as it enters the final six months prior to its scheduled dissolution. Natividad Bernardino, general manager of the Boracay Inter-Agency

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ASEAN Navies seek strong cooperation amid “non-traditional security challenges”

November 28, 2019

The Philippine Navy and its counterparts in Southeast Asia have underscored the need to cooperate amid the “non-traditional security challenges” in the region. This as Rear Adm. Loumer Bernabe, the commander of the Naval Education Training and Doctrine Command (NETDC),

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Tourism chief meets Metro Manila hotels for SEA Games

November 28, 2019

  Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat met with representatives of various hotels in Metro Manila in an emergency meeting Wednesday where foreign athletes and officials in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games are currently billeted in. This came after issues on

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SEA Games organizing committee expect more 1,000 foreigners in opening ceremony

November 28, 2019

The Philippine Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Organizing Committee ( Phisogc) said they expect more than 1,000 foreign visitors in the opening ceremonies on Saturday.  In a press conference on Wednesday, Phisgoc Chief Operating Officer Ramon Suzara said around 4,000 are

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