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IMEG says 47% of police officers arrested for robbery, extortion since 2017

January 30, 2020

The Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) on Thursday said 47 percent of police officers arrested were involved in robbery and extortion since 2017. Based on their data, from February 2017 to January 22, 2020, around 51

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Philippine, US armies holding drill in Palawan

January 30, 2020

The Philippine and United States Army are conducting an exercise amid the recent directives of President Rodrigo Duterte to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the two countries. Philippine Army spokesman Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, said “the Philippine Army

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Gov’t building jails, applying GCTA to reduce congested jails

January 30, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano on Thursday said they are seeking to decrease congestion in jails by building more facilities and applying the Good Conduct and Time Allowance ( GCTA)  to 200 percent by the end of 2020. Ano made the

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Ano orders local government officials to lead efforts to prevent spread of coronavirus

January 30, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano on Thursday said he ordered local chief executives to lead proactive prevention amidst possible contamination of 2019 NCov or coronavirus in their areas. In an interview with reporters at the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines

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Robredo says media voice must be stronger than trolls sitting in cubicles

January 30, 2020

Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday the voice of the mainstream media should be stronger than the “heartless” trolls, enjoying no accountability. Robredo made the call during a forum with the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of the Philippines, which was

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Philippines reports first case of novel coronavirus

January 30, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus (nCoV 2019) in the Philippines. “Today the DOH is confirming that a 38 year-old female Chinese patient under investigatioin (PUI) is positive for the novel

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Court convicts recruiters of Filipina in Indonesian death row

January 30, 2020

A Nueva Ecija regional trial court on Thursday found the recruiters of a Filipina in Indonesia’s death row guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Judge Anarica Castillo-Reyes of Baloc, Nueva Ecija RTC Branch 88, said

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PCG defends personnel after Manila mayor questions presence in raid

January 30, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard defended its personnel questioned by Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday during the interception of a pork celery dumplings tested positive for the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus. Capt. Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, identified

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