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BI deploys more personnel in airports for ASEAN delegates

MANILA -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said it has formed special teams of immigration officers (IOs) to assist Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) delegates and other foreign...

SC orders gov’t to comment on petition vs anti-hospital deposit law

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government to file a comment on the petition to scrap the new measure that criminalizes hospitals requiring deposits or advance payments before...

Vigilance, cooperation needed to curb terrorism: Lorenzana

MANILA -- Despite the victory of government troops against the Maute Group terrorists in Marawi City, every Filipino must remain vigilant to prevent terror threats. This was emphasized by Department of National...

Armed men torch passenger van in Sarangani

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Unidentified armed men burned a passenger van from this city in a coastal village in Maasim town in Sarangani Province on Tuesday night. Sr. Insp. Nemesio Calipjo Jr.,...

Roque pursues ethics raps vs fellow Kabayan solon

MANILA -- Newly-appointed Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday manifested to the House Ethics Committee his intent to pursue the seven ethics complaints he filed against fellow Kabayan Partylist Rep. Ron...

Cops hunt suspects in killing of NoCot agri exec

KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Police authorities in North Cotabato have launched a manhunt against two men who gunned down Monday the municipal agriculture officer of Arakan, North Cotabato. “Our police are still digging...

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