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China to act vs smuggling of cigarette-making machines to Philippines

July 8, 2019

The customs agency of China has committed to help the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in its efforts to stop Chinese exports of unauthorized cigarette-making machines from entering the country, the Department of Finance said Monday.  BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero

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DOJ asked to prosecute KAPA officials for alleged syndicated estafa

July 8, 2019

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been asked to prosecute for alleged syndicated estafa and violation of the Securities Regulation Code ( SRC) 14 officials of KAPA-Community Ministry International, Inc. who hatched a scheme involving P50 billion in investments from

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Duterte: Piñol to leave DA

July 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said that Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol would be transferred to Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). “I’d like to just also mention that Secretary Piñol will be leaving the agriculture portfolio,” Duterte said in a speech in Alangalang, Leyte

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P35-M cocaine bricks recovered off Quezon

July 7, 2019

Authorities on Sunday recovered seven bricks of alleged cocaine amounting to P35 million at the coastal area in Mauban, Quezon province. Report from the Quezon Police Provincial Office said that at around 1pm, their police personnel responded to a report

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PNP: UN probe into PH drug war killings may be “unnecessary”

July 7, 2019

The Philippine National Police on Saturday said it may be “unnecessary” for any foreign body to conduct an investigation into the “local crime incidents.” This was after 28 nations have urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to take further

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8 inmates escape from Basilan jail

July 7, 2019

Eight inmates escaped from Lamitan City Jail in Basilan province on Sunday morning. According to Lamitan City Police Station chief Police Colonel Christopher Panapan, the incident transpired around 8:30 am at the city jail located at Sitio Lagasan, Barangay Kulaybato

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Ex-mayor son, 4 others killed in North Cotabato checkpoint clash

July 7, 2019

Five armed men, including the son of a former municipal mayor, died in an encounter with the police and military in Pikit, North Cotabato last Friday. In a report, Western Mindanao Command said members of the 7th Infantry Battalion and

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PCG rescues 30 passengers off Palawan

July 7, 2019

Thirty distressed passengers were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard at the vicinity waters off Royal Captain Shoal in West Philippine Sea last Friday. Based on the report from Coast Guard District (CGD) Palawan, they received a call around 7:01

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