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Marawi bishop relieved martial law lifted in Mindanao

January 4, 2020

Marawi Bishop Edwin Dela Peña Saturday sighed with relief with the lifting of  martial law in Mindanao after two and a half years.  In a radio interview, Dela Peña said this could pave the way for the return of normalcy

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Firecracker injuries for 2019 surpass 2018 tally: DOH

January 4, 2020

Firecracker-related injuries for 2019 have topped 2018 final tally of 340. Based on the Fireworks-Related Injury Surveillance 2019 Report No. 14, there are 357 firecracker-related injuries reported as of 6 am of January 4. The DOH surveillance on firecracker-related injuries

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Duterte arrives for AFP change of command ceremony

Duterte arrives for AFP change of command ceremony

January 4, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte arrived for the change of command ceremony for the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff at Camp Aguinaldo on Saturday. This was his first public appearance after missing two activities in the last

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One dead, 15 hurt in Sorsogon vehicular accident

January 4, 2020

One died and 15 were hurt in a vehicular accident in Sorsogon City Friday afternoon.  An initial police report showed that around 2 pm, a passenger jeepney traversing  Maharlika Highway towards Castilla went to the rightmost lane and stopped to

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Four arrested, around P258,000 worth of illegal drugs seized in Caloocan

January 4, 2020

Four persons were arrested and around P258,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in Caloocan City on Friday night.  According to police, a buy-bust operation at 11 pm in Kaunlaran Village resulted in the arrest of four individuals and seizure

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Barangay kagawad killed in Cavite

January 4, 2020

A barangay kagawad was killed in a shooting incident in Cavite province  Friday night. In a report, Bacoor municipal police station identified the victim as Ireneo Pakingan Bosque Sr., 69, Brgy Kagawad of Pasong Buwaya. The incident occurred at the

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DFA urges Filipinos in Libya to evacuate areas near clashes

January 4, 2020

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, reiterates its appeal to Filipinos in Tripoli to avoid and, if necessary, immediately evacuate areas close to where fighting is taking place. The embassy issued the appeal

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Manila RTC denies bail plea to 10 accused in hazing of UST law student

January 4, 2020

The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 20 junked the petition for bail filed by ten accused in 2017 fatal hazing of University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio Castillo III.  In a decision on December 10, 2019 but

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