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PNP head urges foreign analysts to mention cleansing police force of rogues

July 15, 2019

The head of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday urged foreign analysts to show how police officials are removing rogue elements instead of focusing on killings under the campaign against illegal drugs. In a press briefing, Albayalde said

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DOH declares national dengue alert

July 15, 2019

The Department of Health (DOH) has declared a national dengue alert due to the growing number of cases. In a press conference in Manila, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III Monday also raised the code blue alert for the National Disaster

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Palace sees no big impact if Philippines-Iceland ties cut off

July 15, 2019

Malacanang indicated on Monday that the Philippines would lose nothing if its bilateral relations with Iceland are severed. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said while it would be up to President Rodrigo Duterte to decide on whether

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Lorenzana brings up Recto Bank incident in ASEAN defense ministers

July 15, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana raised the Recto Bank incident during the 13th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Bangkok last week. Arsenio Andolong, Department of National Defense (DND) public affairs service chief, said Lorenzana expressed gratitude to the Vietnamese fishermen

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Not all 20 cops in Rizal shooting will face admin charges: PNP

July 15, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said not all the 20 relieved cops from Rodriguez, Rizal where a police operation claimed the life of a three-year-old girl late June will face administrative cases. In a chance interview, Police

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Police eye Parojinog link to five suspects in Manila bank rob

July 15, 2019

Police  on Monday said there are five suspects in Thursday’s bank robbery in Binondo and they may have ties with the Parojinog Group based in Ozamis City During a meeting with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, Manila Police District head Brigadier

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MMDA wants Metro Manila quake drill to be realistic

July 13, 2019

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) wants the 5th Metro Manila Shake Drill on July 27 to be as close to reality. Michael Salalima, MMDA focal person to the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRMC), said they

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Gov’t must cut diplomatic ties with Iceland: Imee

July 13, 2019

Senator Imee Marcos urged the government Saturday to “cut diplomatic ties with Iceland ASAP,” after the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted the European country’s resolution to launch a review on the human rights situation in the Philippines. “A

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