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No recognition for drug addict poll winners: DILG-ARMM

COTABATO CITY--Winners in Monday’s village and youth elections will only be recognized by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) if they test negative for illegal drugs, the head of the...

Dapitan woman yields P380K worth ‘shabu’ in anti-drug ops: PDEA

ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday said they filed a case for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against a woman suspected of being a...

Suspect in killing of ex-La Union lawmaker nabbed

AGOO, La Union -- The Philippine National Police on Tuesday announced the arrest the suspect in the killing of former La Union (2nd District) Rep. Eufranio Eriguel right after the shooting...

DOJ summons Aquino, ex-Cabinet execs to Dengvaxia probe on June 4

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday ordered former President Benigno Aquino III, along with his two former Cabinet officials and several former and incumbent Department of Health (DOH)...

94% of village polls winners proclaimed: Comelec

MANILA -- More than 24 hours after the conclusion of Monday's barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, over 90 percent of winning candidates have been proclaimed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported. In...

DOJ begins probe on criminal raps vs. Duque, Garin over Dengvaxia mess

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday began its preliminary investigation on the criminal complaints filed by some parents assisted by Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) against Health Secretary Francisco...

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