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Police officer, wife found dead in Palawan

October 23, 2019

A police officer was found dead minutes after allegedly killing his wife in Palawan City on Wednesday, a regional Philippine National Police ( PNP) spokesman said.  Lt. Colonel Socrates Faltado of the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) regional police,

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Duterte names Peralta as new chief justice

October 23, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta as the new chief justice. Duterte signed Peralta’s appointment paper on Wednesday, October 23, said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. Peralta succeeded Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin who retired on October 18. He

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Duterte suffering from back muscle spasms, advised to rest – Bong Go

October 23, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte just needs to take a rest as he is suffering from muscle spasms. Former close aide and now Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said this was the result of Duterte’s medical checkup on Wednesday morning and the advice

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PNP says case vs Albayalde, 13 cops will stand in court

October 23, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) believes the case filed by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) against former PNP chief General Oscar Albayalde and the 13 alleged ninja cops will stand in court, its spokesman said Wednesday. In an

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PNP to resolve problems with IAS ”internally”

October 23, 2019

The officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said they will resolve any problems they have with their Internal Affairs Service (IAS) “internally’. In an interview, Police Lieutenant General Archie Francisco Gamboa said he will meet with IAS

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PLDT investing P7 billion in new cable linking Philippines to Japan and US

October 23, 2019

PLDT Inc. on Wednesday said it is investing  P7 billion in a new transpacific submarine cable that would link the Philippines to Japan and US.  PLDT said the new undersea fiber project is called Jupiter with a consortium of global

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Officers part of revamp were not ”remiss in their job”: Gamboa

October 23, 2019

Police Lieutenant General Archie Francisco Gamboa clarified that officers who were affected by the recent revamp in the Philippine National Police (PNP) were not ”remiss in their job”. “I would like to clarify though, that those affected by the revamp

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PMA investigating five cadets allegedly involved in previous hazing incidents

October 23, 2019

The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is conducting investigation against five cadets allegedly involved in hazing incident in previous years. “The videos circulating in the social media involving our cadets were taken in 2017 and 2018. However, the offenses they committed

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