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Palace acknowledges “something wrong” in SEA Games preparations

November 28, 2019

Malacanang admitted on Thursday that there was “something wrong” with the preparations in the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace welcomes the plan of the Senate to investigate

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Up to security agencies to assess effect of China’s “control” over Philippine power grid – Palace

November 28, 2019

Malacanang said on Thursday that it would be up to the government security agencies to determine the alleged threat to the country’s security by China’s reported control of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. NGCP is a private transmission

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NPA officer killed in ComVal clash

November 28, 2019

An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) official was killed in a joint law enforcement operation in Compostela Valley province on Wednesday. First Lt. Amadeuz VJ Celestial, Army’s 60th Infantry Battalion Civil Military Operations officer, identified the slain rebel as Marjun

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P3M “shabu” seized in Quezon City buy-bust

November 28, 2019

Authorities confiscated around P3-million worth of illegal drugs from two alleged drug suspects in Quezon City last Wednesday. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo identified the suspects as Saida Amatonding, 26, and her cousin Harris

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Sans stricter penalties, death penalty “incentives” for criminals – officials

November 28, 2019

Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairman Catalino Cuy on Thursday said the lack of stricter penalties and the absence of the death penalty are considered as “incentives” for criminals to do illegal activities in the country. In a press briefing, Cuy

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Royal Thai Navy visits Coast Guard, Navy headquarters

November 28, 2019

Delegates of Royal Thai Navy (RTN) visited the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Navy (PN) headquarters in Manila this week. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman said PCG Commandant Vice Admiral Joel Garcia welcomed the RTN delegation, headed by Rear

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DDB believes drug trade to weaken with confiscation of P2.6B “shabu”

November 28, 2019

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) on Thursday expressed the belief that the distribution of illegal drugs in the country would weaken following the seizure of P2.6-billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu in recent operations in Metro Manila. “Well definitely.

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World Bank financing for 4Ps to accelerate poverty reduction

November 28, 2019

The World Bank’s sustained funding support for the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program for the country’s poorest households will go a long way in helping the Duterte administration achieve its agenda of reducing poverty incidence to 14 percent by

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