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Palace warns persons involved in illegal drugs not to resist arrest

January 6, 2019

Individuals involved or engaged in illegal drugs will suffer the same fate met by the  former mayor in a narco list when he resisted arrest the Palace said on Sunday. Citing the recent killing of former mayor of Parang, Maguindanao,

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Three Russian ships arrive for five-day goodwill visit

January 6, 2019

Three Russian vessels, led by the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev, arrived in Manila for a five-day goodwill visit Sunday. According to the Philippine Navy,  the other vessels were guided missile cruiser Admiral Varyag and large sea tanker Boris Botuma.

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PNP says suspects in Batocabe slay claim mayor is mastermind

January 6, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said confessions from primary suspects involved in the assassination of Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe and SPO1 Orlando Diaz were consistent in identifying the mastermind. The alleged suspects behind the Batocabe-Diaz slay surrendered on

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Immigration arrests South Korean for claiming to be Filipino

January 6, 2019

An overstaying South Korean was arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for trying to leave the country by claiming to be a Filipino. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the Korean as Kwak

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Palace, Congress ask SC to dismiss petitions vs BOL

January 6, 2019

Malacanang and Congress have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition assailing the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. In a 118-page comment given last Thursday, Palace and both Houses of Congress, through the Office of the Solicitor General

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Trump Denies Reported Plan to Pick Webb as Defense Chief

January 6, 2019

Washington–U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied a New York Times report that his administration is considering picking Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator, who is known as an opponent of the Iraq war and well versed in Japan affairs,

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Despite Fall in Gold Smuggling, Concerns Remain in Japan

January 6, 2019

Tokyo–The amount of gold bullion smuggled into Japan and seized by customs authorities in 2018 is estimated to have fallen by half from the previous year, according to informed sources. Stronger penalties are believed to have contributed to the plunge.

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Retrieval operations continue in big landslide area in Camarines Sur

January 4, 2019

One week after Tropical Depression “Usman” dumped rains in the Bicol region,  retrieval operations are ongoing in a Camarines Sur town where the biggest landslide occurred. “We are conducting retrieval operation in Sitio Galang, Barangay Patitinan Sagnay, Camarines Sur where

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