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Comelec lauds confirmation of Abas as poll body chairman

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) welcomed the confirmation of Sheriff Abas as its new chairman. JUST IN: The Commission on Appointments unanimously approves COMELEC Chairman Sheriff Abbas’ appointment. | via...

Suspect in Antipolo cop’s murder nabbed

MANILA -- Police authorities arrested the suspect in the killing of a policeman in Antipolo City early Sunday. In a press briefing at Camp Crame, Police Regional Office 4-A (Calabarzon) Director Chief...

NoCot, Maguindanao execs vow support for new Westmincom chief

KIDAPAWAN CITY--Local officials in North Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces have vowed continued support to the military’s peace and development initiatives, even as the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) commander was promoted...

AFP installs new Western Mindanao Command chief

ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday installed newly-promoted Lt. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega as the new commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom). The installation of dela Vega,...

20 Vietnamese fishers nabbed off Palawan charged with poaching

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The 20 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested by the Philippine Navy inside the country's territorial waters in Palawan for alleged illegal entry and poaching of 175...

Iloilo town execs fined for non-remittance of GSIS, Pag-IBIG premiums

MANILA -- The anti-graft court has found a municipal mayor and treasurer of a town in Iloilo province guilty of violating the laws governing the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and...

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