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Police Highway Patrol back on EDSA

MANILA -- With the onset of the holiday season, the Inter-Agency Council (I-ACT) on Monday started the deployment of personnel from the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) to augment...

DOJ creates panel to probe deadly UST hazing

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has created a three-man panel to conduct a preliminary investigation and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant the filing of criminal complaint...

3 international groups biggest suppliers of ‘shabu’ — PDEA

MANILA -- Three transnational drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) are the biggest sources of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) official said on Tuesday. In a statement,...

3,534 barangays now drug-free — PDEA

MANILA -- A total of 3,534 out of 42,036 barangays in the country have been cleared of drugs in line with the government's ongoing anti-narcotics campaign. This was disclosed by Philippine Drug...

SC asked to reverse QC curfew ruling

MANILA -- A youth group on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to reverse its ruling on the legality of a Quezon City ordinance imposing curfew on minors. In an 18-page motion...

Dominguez assures prospective investors gov’t moving to ease foreign ownership limits

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has assured Japanese businesspersons that the move to relax foreign ownership restrictions in certain industries via amendments to the Constitution might commence next year in fulfillment...

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