Panelo says Duterte went on motorbike ride in Davao amid absence for whole week

August 19, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has gone into motorcycle riding wj he was hardly visible to the public because had no official schedule for the entire week last week. But aside from this, Duterte, whose health has always been put in question

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PDEA agents seize P1.3m worth of illegal drugs from businesswoman in Makati

August 19, 2019

Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Sunday seized P1.3 million worth of illegal drugs from a businesswoman in Makati City. Joel Plaza, regional director of PDEA National Capital Region, identified the arrested suspect as Jennifer Suarez Vicente,

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Two policemen injured as alleged Abu Sayyaf ambush teachers in Sulu

August 19, 2019

Two members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were wounded in an ambush by alleged Abu Sayyaf members in Patikul, Sulu on Monday. Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, identified the fatalities as Police Corporal Angelo Canapi and Patrolman

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Palace distances from Cardema case before Comelec

August 19, 2019

Malacanang distanced itself on Monday over the case of former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema before the Commission on Elections ( Comelec) and his word war with one of the poll body’s commissioners. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo

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Duterte not worried having Chinese nationals located near PH bases, Palace says

August 19, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte was not worried about a number of Chinese nationals working near military bases in the country, Malacanang said on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte has expressed confidence that the government has

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Alleged NPA members attacked security guards in Misamis Oriental

August 19, 2019

Alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) attacked security guards of a private company in Misamis Oriental on Monday morning. Brig. Gen. Edgard De Leon, commander of the Army’s 403rd Brigade,  said based on an initial report five security

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Locsin orders diplomatic protest filed over Chinese ships passage in Philippine waters

August 19, 2019

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest over the passage of Chinese warships through Philippine waters without getting permission or even informing Manila of their presence.  In a tweet to Department of

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Former environment secretary Gina Lopez passes away

August 19, 2019

Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez passed away on Monday, ABS-CBN reported on Monday. Lopez, whose family owns ABS-CBN, died of multiple organ failure. “The whole ABS-CBN family profoundly mourns the passing of Regina Paz “Gina” Lopez, chairman of ABS-CBN Foundation,”

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