Palace wants PDEA chief to submit memo over illegal drug trade in Bilibid

September 16, 2019

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino should submit a written memorandum to Malacanang on the alleged drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prisons, a Palace official said on Monday. This was despite Aquino’s claim that he informed

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Joint exercise between major services of AFP starts

September 16, 2019

The joint exercise between the major services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), called Dagit-PA, started with an opening ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo on Monday. Capt. Rhyan Batchar, AFP Joint Exercise Dagit-PA public affairs officer said Brigadier General

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Lorenzana not aware of AFP-China-backed telco deal to build towers within military bases

September 16, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana will investigate the deal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines with a Chinese-backed telecommunications firm for construction of towers within military bases in the country, Malacanang said on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson

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PNP hopeful ”50%” of released convicts will surrender before Duterte’s deadline lapses Thursday

September 16, 2019

Four days before President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadline of 15 days for convicts of heinous crimes lapse, the Philippine National Police ( PNP) is still optimistic the turnout will be at least 50 percent. “We are optimistic that the turnout will

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Lorenzana will study deal between AFP and China-linked telco inside camp

September 16, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assures he will carefully study the  memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) allowing a Chinese-linked telco to build communication facilities in military camps. Lorenzana said he just learned about

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Police arrest shoplifter inside Japanese store

September 16, 2019

A shoplifter was arrested after he was caught stealing around P1,000 worth of items from a Japanese houseware retail store inside a mall in Quezon City last Sunday. In a report from Quezon City Police District, the suspect was identified

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Dar clarifies cases of African Swine Virus ” may be considered outbreak but not an epidemic”

September 16, 2019

Agriculture Secretary William Dar clarified cases of African Swine Fever are not considered as an epidemic.  In a press release Monday, Dar said episodes of African Swine Fever in Bulacan and Rizal “may be considered an outbreak but not an

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Quezon City culls 50 pigs to stop African Swine Virus from spreading

September 16, 2019

Quezon City on Monday culled 50 pigs to prevent African Swine Fever from  spreading. The culled pigs were those within a one-kilometer radius where eleven pigs were tested positive of the virus.  On Saturday, Mayor Joy Belmonte confirmed that the

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