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P50 M to be allocated for review of mining contracts

MANILA, March 6 – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will allocate P50 million to enable the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to undertake a comprehensive review of mining contracts nationwide, starting with those ordered shuttered or suspended last month by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno informed him that the budget for the review would be sourced from the government’s contingency […]

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President Duterte visits soldiers wounded in NPA encounters

President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the Wounded Personnel Medals to seven (7) wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers, namely Pfc. Marquin Variacion, Pfc. Vincent Niño Lopez, Pvt. Regie Joy Duyan, Pvt. Ramon Balibagon, Jr., Sgt. Joshua Delawan, Pfc. Jenesses Andam, and 2Lt. Daniel De Guzman, at the Camp. BGen. Edilberto Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City on March 3, 2017. The soldiers, who came from three different troops, were wounded after having separate encounters with the New […]

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“Oplan Tokhang Revisited:” PNP announces return of “less bloody” war on drugs

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Monday (March 6) announced the return of the government’s anti-drug campaign under the police, with “Oplan Tokhang Revisited” which has more stringent requirements for its operations. This time, only the chief of police of the station together with the barangay captain or official and a representative of the local parish will conduct the “tokhang” so as to better convince illegal drug suspects to voluntarily try drug rehabilitation. “It […]

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Drug lords conspiring with politicians to oust Duterte, says Sen. Cayetano

    (Eagle News) – Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said that drug lords have started financing destabilization plans against President Rodrigo Duterte, and are allegedly conspiring with political personalities who also want to oust the President. Cayetano revealed this in a recent press conference where he also cited how certain politicians against President Duterte are all citing the same lines to discredit the Duterte administration in the eyes of the international community. He said these […]

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In photos: Unlicensed firearms and ammunition seized by police from 36 T Sora residents

    (Eagle News) – These are just some of the unlicensed firearms and ammunition seized by the Quezon City Police District’s SWAT team when they inspected the property at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City where expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, among them Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, were illegally staying. Police conducted the inspection on the basis of a search warrant issued on March 1, Wednesday, […]

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Body of beheaded German hostage found

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic militants last week. The Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network in the southern Philippines that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, killed Jurgen Kantner, 70, after its demands for 30 million pesos ($600,000) were not met. Military officials said marines found Kantner’s body on Saturday evening in the […]

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Expelled INC members, 2 former soldiers charged before QC Prosecutor’s Office

  (Eagle News) – The Quezon City Police District has filed charges of illegal possession of firearms against Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister, Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, and their companions before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. QCPD head, Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, said that the charges against the expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, who were all illegally residing at the INC’s property located at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue, in Quezon City, were filed […]

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Mahigit 30 K-9 units, sasanayin ng PHL Coast Guard para sa pagtulong sa pagsugpo ng droga

Ibat ibang breed ng mga aso na nasa pangangalaga ng Philippine Coast Guard ang sasanayin sa Romblon para sa pag-amoy at pagtunton sa mga ipinagbabawal na gamot. Sa isang send-off ceremony, dinala ng kani-kanilang handler ang mga aso na nauna nang sumailalim sa training sa coast guard facility sa Taguig. Subalit mas ibayong pagsasanay pa ang gagawin sa mga K-9 bago isabak sa ibat ibang operasyon na may kinalaman sa pagsugpo sa iligal na droga. […]

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QCPD to file charges of illegal possession of firearms against expelled INC members

  (Eagle News) — The Quezon City police district chief said they would file complaints for illegal possession of firearms against 27 expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, including siblings Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, who were rounded up on Thursday for questioning. This was after police found a cache of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in their residence at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City Thursday morning. Chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, […]

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Road projects to be conducted at night

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three government agencies, namely, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority agreed that road construction and road repair projects should be conducted at night in Metro Manila. This is in order to lessen the impact of such projects on the traffic problem experienced by commuters. According to the agreement, road projects should be conducted at 10 in the evening […]

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SSS contribution hike may start in May

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Social Security Service is now conducting actuarial studies to determine when to implement the increase in the contribution of its members. According to SSS President Amado Valdez, the increase in contribution, particularly the 1.5% increase, may start in May 2017. https://youtu.be/CgtXMwEFolk

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