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SC affirms indictment of Legacy bank owners, cohorts for estafa

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) upheld the decision of the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicting the owners and depositors of Legacy Banks and a branch manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking...

‘Basag-kotse’ gang busted in Marikina

MANILA -- Quezon City Police District (QCPD) operatives busted a group of criminals stealing from parked cars by breaking their windows. In a report to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Tuesday,...

Antipolo drug bust leaves 2 men dead

MANILA -- Two drug suspects were killed in an encounter with arresting policemen in Antipolo City, Rizal Tuesday. In a report to the Philippine National Police Regional Office 4-A, the Antipolo police reported...

Duterte wants an elected leader to head federal transition gov’t

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants to hold general elections to determine the transitional leader who will head the proposed shift to a federal system of government, Malacañang said on Tuesday. “General...

NFA: 80K bags of Thai rice arrive in NegOcc

BACOLOD CITY -- The National Food Authority (NFA) has confirmed the arrival of 80,000 bags of imported rice from Thailand at the Bredco port in this city. NFA-Negros Occidental provincial manager Frisco Canoy...

Cebu naval base ideal for PN’s frigates, large ships

MANILA -- Once operational and with all the proposed improvements done, Naval Base Rafael Ramos in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu would be an ideal and strategic location for the Philippine Navy (PN) as...

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