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Military task force on standby for May 1 rallies

MANILA -- The military's Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) announced that two platoons are on stand-by to assist in ensuring security during the country's observance of Labor Day on Tuesday. This...

10K cops to secure Labor Day rites in Metro

MANILA -- Up to 10,000 police personnel would be deployed to ensure security during demonstrations in line with the observance of Labor Day on Tuesday, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar...

IACT apprehends 92 traffic violators in Pasay, Parañaque ops

MANILA -- Members of the government's Inter-agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) have apprehended a total of 92 traffic violators during the anti-smoke belching and anti-colorum operations in Pasay and Parañaque cities. In a...

DOH, DSWD distribute food, hygiene packs to Manila fire victims

MANILA -- Some 800 people were rendered homeless when a fire hit Oroquieta Street in Santa Cruz, Manila last Friday. To lessen the troubles the fire victims are facing at the moment, the...

CA affirms life sentence vs. Filipino-Chinese drug trafficker

MANILA -- The Court of Appeals (CA) upheld the decision of the Antipolo City Regional Trial Court against a Filipino-Chinese national, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for manufacturing and possessing illegal...

Deployment ban to Kuwait ‘stays permanently’

DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday made clear his stance that Kuwait deployment ban stays permanently in the wake of a diplomatic spat between the Philippines and the Gulf state. “No....

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