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Stock index nears 7,500-point mark

December 27, 2018

Philippine stocks gained on Thursday, as the key index neared the 7,500 mark a day before the final trading session of the year. The Philippine Stock Exchange index settled at 7, 482.66 points, up 32.65 points. In the broader market,

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Mayon Volcano remains at alert level 2

December 27, 2018

Mayon Volcano remains at alert level 2 after it spewed ash during two consecutive phreatic eruptions Thursday morning.  According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), alert level 2 is observed over Mayon Volcano, indicating a moderate level of

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Pasig court sentenced brother of Abu Sayyaf co-founder to reculsion perpetua for 2000 Basilan kidnapping

December 27, 2018

The Pasig City Regional Trial Court on Thursday sentenced the younger brother of Abu Sayyaf co-founder Khadaffy Janjalani to reculsion perpetua after  he was found guilty of 18 counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention of students and teachers in

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Bello backs Duterte’s order to “destroy” communist rebels

December 27, 2018

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to “destroy” communist rebels saying it’s “normal”. Bello, chief government negotiator with the NDF-CPP-NPA (National Democratic Front-Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army) said the reality is the

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Iloilo police file charges vs congressman, mayor who alleged mauled cop

December 27, 2018

Iloilo police on Thursday afternoon filed criminal and administrative cases against Guimbal Mayor Oscar Garin and his son, Representative Richard Garin before the Ombudsman for allegedly mauling a police officer.   In a TV report, seven criminal and four administrative

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Duterte gives P20m, raising bounty for killers of solon and bodyguard to P50m

December 27, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte gave an additional P20 million reward for those who can identify the killers of AKO Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his bodyguard SPO1 Orlando Diaz in Daraga, Albay last Saturday. The bounty, now at P50 million,

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11 soldiers hurt as improvised bomb explodes in Compostela

December 27, 2018

Eleven soldiers were injured as communist guerrillas detonated a homemade bomb in Compostela on Wednesday, a regional military spokesperson said. Troops under the 10th Division Reconnaissance Company and the 25th Infantry Battalion were conducting operations in the village of Tinago

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Comelec eyes control of Daraga after death of solon, bodyguard

December 27, 2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is seriously considering placing the municipality of Daraga in Albay under its control during the May 2019 midterm polls following the assassination of AKO Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his bodyguard last Saturday. In

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