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No Pinoy victims in Maryland newsroom shooting: DFA

MANILA-- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday confirmed that no Filipino was among the fatalities in the shooting at the headquarters of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. Officials...

PRRD on talks with Reds: ‘If they’re not willing, that’s fine’

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte finds no problem if the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) would no longer talk peace under his administration. “If they are not willing to talk to...

DOH urges village execs to help in clean-up drive

MANILA -- A Department of Health (DOH) official on Thursday called on barangay (village) officials and personnel to join the clean-up drive to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases, such as leptospirosis...

CA junks cop’s plea to reverse Pampanga RTC ruling on Jee Ick Joo case

MANILA -- The Court of Appeals (CA) denied the petition filed by a policeman who is a suspect in the kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo in October 2016...

Topacio opposes Batacan’s bid as next Ombudsman

MANILA -- Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio formally expressed his opposition to Atty. Edna Herrera-Batacan’s bid to become the country's next Ombudsman. In a two-page letter dated June 18 addressed to the Judicial and Bar...

Aguirre files libel raps vs. Tulfo, Inquirer execs

MANILA -- Former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday filed a libel complaint before the Manila City Prosecutor's Office against Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Ramon Tulfo and several editors and officers...

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