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PNP: Ardot Parojinog wants NBI to handle his case

MANILA -- Fugitive Ricardo "Ardot" Parojinog has been sending feelers to have the cases filed against him handled by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) instead of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Speaking...

P163-M worth of shabu seized in Manila buy-bust operation

MANILA -- Authorities on Wednesday presented the 24 kilos of shabu worth PHP163 million seized during a buy-bust operation in Sta. Ana, Manila. In a press conference in Camp Crame, Department of the...

BI stops 20 suspected trafficking victims

MANILA -- A total of 20 suspected trafficking victims were intercepted by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after attempting to leave for Africa with spurious...

DOLE to employers: Observe pay rules for Eid’l Fitr holiday

MANILA -- Private sector workers who will report to work on Friday, June 15, Eid’l Fitr or end of Ramadan, a regular holiday, will receive 200 percent of their regular pay, the...

Solon wants ‘obsolete’ Aquino EO on class, work suspensions scrapped

MANILA -- A partylist lawmaker on Wednesday said the 2012 executive order (EO) on the suspension of classes and work in government offices due to typhoons and other calamities is already obsolete...

Saints’ relics cannot be used as amulet: prelate

MANILA -- A Catholic priest warned the public that relics of saints cannot be used as “anting-anting” (amulet). Rev. Fr. Dionisio Selma, Prior Superior of the Order of Augustinian Recoletos issued the warning after receiving...

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