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Two drug suspects die in Batangas buy-bust operation

January 28, 2020

Two alleged drug suspects died they shot it out with police while resisting arrest during a buy bust operation in Batangas early Tuesday morning, police said. In a report from the Calabarzon police, operatives from Padre Garcia Municipal Police Station

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NCRPO to launch weight reduction programs for cops, officers in February

January 28, 2020

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Tuesday will launch a “weight loss” program in February as an initiative to the order of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for cops to reach their ideal BMI (Body Mass Index). Police

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Two ships from China arrive, but leave despite clearing quarantine

January 28, 2020

Amid the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, two ships from China arrived in Manila en route for Subic, but the vessels decided to leave on Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday. The two ships were cleared by the

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Philippines, Korea exchange documents on $50m loan for ‘Build, Build, Build’ preparatory works

January 28, 2020

South Korea will provide the Philippines a $50-million loan to fund the feasibility studies and other project preparation activities necessary to speed up the implementation of the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure projects under an agreement signed between the

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NCRPO waiting for Gamboa OK if they can pull out men from Batangas

January 28, 2020

The regional director of the National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) on Tuesday said they are waiting if Police Lieutenant General Archie Francisco Gamboa will allow puiling out their personnel in Batangas to help in the assisting residents affected

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BI suspends issuing visa upon entry due to novel coronavirus concerns

January 28, 2020

Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced Tuesday he has ordered that the visa upon arrival facility to be temporarily suspended following concerns on the spread of the novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. The move, according to the BI, follows

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Hontiveros alleges menu of sex services, trafficked women for Chinese POGO workers

January 28, 2020

Filipino girls, as well as trafficked Chinese women, are victims in the recent rise of prostitution dens catering to Chinese nationals residing in the country, revealed Senator Risa Hontiveros in a hearing on Tuesday. “We cannot become the nest of

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DOLE mulls deployment ban to China amid nCoV concerns

January 28, 2020

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday that it is mulling over the possibility of imposing a deployment ban to China, amid the rapid spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) there.  “It is under study,” said Labor

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