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Two apprehended at checkpoint in Sultan Kudarat

May 13, 2019

Two suspects were apprehended at a checkpoint in Sultan Kudarat on Monday morning. Major Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the suspects were Alinsulorin Edwin Panalingan, 48, and Ronny Mar Magtulis, 23, both residents of Purok Paghidaet,

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PNP expects more vote buying incidents

May 13, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) are expecting more vote buying incident even after the Election Day. “We expect that until the end of voting there will still be (vote buying)… Some are being paid after or will pay you

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Flyers to, from Narita each top 60,000 per day in Golden Week

May 13, 2019

Tokyo–The numbers of users flying in and out of Japan through Narita International Airport near Tokyo each surpassed 60,000 per day on their respective peak days during the 10-day Golden Week holiday period, a government bureau announced Monday. The Tokyo

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Malfunctioning counting machines, SD cards is ”small”: Comelec

May 13, 2019

Several polling precincts were forced to open a few hours later than the scheduled 6 am as vote counting machines (VCMs), and Secure Digital (SD) cards malfunctioned, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. In a press briefing at the

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PNP says midterm elections ”relatively peaceful”

May 13, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) said opening hours of balloting in the country’s more than 36,831 voting centers turned out to be “relatively peaceful”. In a press briefing, Police General Oscar Albayalde said six polling centers remain non-operational as

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Japan to continue active participation in NPT talks: Suga

May 13, 2019

Tokyo–Japan will continue to actively participate in discussions on nuclear disarmament, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. Suga’s comment came after the preparatory committee for the 2020 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference failed to come up with recommendations

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PNP says shooting in Sulu possibly election-related

May 13, 2019

Philippine National Police ( PNP) General Oscar Albayalde on Monday said the shooting incident in Sulu is possibly an election-related incident. In a press briefing, Albayalde said five civilians were wounded due to gunshots caused by unidentified suspects outside a

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Crisologo, son released after being arrested for reported vote buying

May 13, 2019

Congressman Vincent “Bingbong” Crisologo was released after being arrested by Quezon City police for allegedly interfering in a vote buying activity operation in the city. Based on a resolution from the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office, the evidence against him, son

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