SC orders Sandiganbayan to hold graft trial on Lapid for fertilizer fund scam

December 5, 2019

The Supreme Court has paved the way for the Sandiganbayan to proceed with the graft trial against Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid and three officers of a trading firm in connection with his alleged involvement in the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.

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Deaths from ”Tisoy” now 18, damage may reach a billion pesos

December 5, 2019

The death toll from Typhoon ”Tisoy” increased to 18, as three more fatalities were recorded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in Northern Samar Thursday morning. OCD Eastern Visayas identified the fatalities as Jodel Gaon 16,

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P2 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Negros Oriental

December 5, 2019

The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office on Wednesday seized P2 million worth of illegal drugs as they intensified anti-illegal drug operations. Police Colonel Julian Entoma, Negros Oriental provincial director, said the joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)

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Police rescue 14 Chinese, Vietnamese women inside Clark

December 5, 2019

Central Luzon police rescued around 14 women from China and Vietnam  believed to be sexually exploited inside Clark Development Corporation in Mabalacat, Pampanga last Tuesday In a report, the regional police office said the operation was conducted around 12 am

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Interior secretary unfazed by being in communist ”kill list”

December 5, 2019

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año is unfazed over the alleged “kill list” of the communist rebels. In a statement, Año said he is not “intimidated by such evil plot”. “We are prepared for that. We will get them before they can

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Duterte can annul contracts with water concessionaires; not to honor arbitral awards – Palace

December 5, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte can annul concession agreements with Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. due to “disadvantageous” provisions, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo slammed some provisions in the contracts, such

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Ano backs DND recommendation not to extend martial law in Mindanao

December 5, 2019

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano on Thursday said they support the recommendation of the Department of National Defense (DND) on not extending martial law in Mindanao. “The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) supports the recommendation of the Department

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Three cops, militia wounded in ambush by Abu Sayyaf

December 5, 2019

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three policemen and a militiaman were wounded in an ambush by the Abu Sayyaf in  Sulu, officials said Thursday. Lt. Col. Gerald Monfort, Joint Task Force Sulu information officer, disclosed the attack took place around 6:50 p.m.

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