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New witness appears, Albayalde says ex-PNP officers ganging up on him

October 9, 2019

Police General Oscar Albayalde  on Wednesday felt he is being ganged up by former police officials after Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong dropped another revelation about him on his alleged involvement in the 2013 Pampanga drug raid. “I really don’t

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DOTr open to privatizating operation and maintenance of LRT-2

October 9, 2019

The Department of Transportation (DoTr) on Wednesday said it is open to the privatization of the operation and maintenance of Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2.  “Those are options that are open. Whether it will materialize, only the future can

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Palace blames previous admins for “vexing” daily commute in Metro Manila

October 9, 2019

Malacañang said on Wednesday it is aware of the “vexing” daily commute but it blamed the two previous administrations for the present traffic woes and inadequate mass transit system in Metro Manila. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo acknowledged

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Task force activate to search and rescue Hyrons couple

October 9, 2019

Government forces created a task force to focus on the search and rescue of the Hyrons couple abducted in Zamboanga del Sur last week. Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, the Armed Forces Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) commander, activated Joint

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DOF, BSP making joint push for lifting of bank secrecy in tax amnesty bill

October 9, 2019

The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will ask legislators to ensure that congressional approval of a general tax amnesty law will enable the government to break bank secrecy in fraud cases.  Finance Secretary Carlos

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Health secretary gives Duterte clean bill of health

October 9, 2019

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III gave President Rodrigo Duterte a clean bill of health despite having the rare myasthenia gravis disease. Speaking at a media forum, Duque said Wednesday the public has nothing to worry about Duterte despite having a

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Two anti-drug operations in QC by PDEA yield P170m of illegal drugs

October 9, 2019

Two separate operations in Quezon City by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) yielded a total of P170 million worth of illegal drugs last Tuesday. In a report, PDEA NCR director Joel Plaza, said the first operation transpired around 4:30

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Two Chinese arrested for allegedly trying to bribe cops

October 9, 2019

Two Chinese were arrested after they allegedly tried to bribe investigators from Makati City Police Station around P1.7 million to convince them to not file charges against their friends who were arrested inside a prostitution den last Monday. National Capital

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