Police arrest two persons posing as DILG officials extorting from officials

December 4, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said the Philippine National Police – Crime Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) has arrested two persons in Dagupan City  posing as senior Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) officials who swindle and extorting

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Gov’t, private establishments, public transportation required to use StaySafe tracing app

December 4, 2020

All establishments, including government and private, and public transportation units will be required to adopt the Safety Seal Certification Program, Malacanang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a statement, said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of

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Police creates special task group to investigate mayor’s death

December 4, 2020

A special investigation task group (SITG) was created on Friday after the killing of Los Baños Mayor Ceasar Perez. Col. Serafin Petalio II, Laguna police provincial director, said SITG Perez was created to speed up the investigation and arrest of

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Gapay says attack on Maguindanao ”isolated” incident

December 4, 2020

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay said the recent attack in Maguindanao is an isolated incident and far from another siege like what happened in Marawi City. “You know even another Marawi is highly improbable at

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IATF OKs 30% capacity of venues used for meetings, other events in GCQ areas

December 4, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed some establishments in areas under general community quarantine to accommodate individuals up to 30 percent of their capacity, Malacanang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in

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Philippines to earmark 9.1% of GDP in recovery plan amid pandemic – Duterte

December 4, 2020

The Philippine government is allocating 9.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product on the recovery effort amid the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte said this early Friday in his statement at the Special Session of the United Nations General

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Los Baños mayor shot inside municipal hall

December 4, 2020

The mayor of Los Baños, Laguna was shot inside the municipal hall Thursday evening. An initial police report said Ceasar Perez, 66, was on his way to the eceiving area of the municipal hall at Barangay Timugan after having a

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Kill drug suspects if your lives at stake, Duterte tells law enforcers

December 3, 2020

By Ella Dionisio President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday told law enforcers to do their job in accordance with the law and only kill drug suspects if their lives are at stake. “Do not kill intentionally or… that is murder but if

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