MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has ordered the immediate reopening of the investigation on the killing of retired police general and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga. In a statement Sunday, Marbil said there is a need for another full investigation after …
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Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburb early on September 28, 2024. The Israeli army said September 28 that it killed the commander of Hezbollah’s missile unit in southern Lebanon in an air strike, along with his deputy and several …
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Tycoon She Zhijiang is fighting extradition to China, saying Beijing wants him dead because of his knowledge of Chinese espionage activities. He had attended the state dinner hosted at Malacañang in 2018 by then president Rodrigo Duterte for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Dismissed mayor pleads not guilty to trafficking …
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Police Lt. Col. Santie Fuentes Mendoza (left), Royina Garma (Speaker’s office) “Pumatay kami ng inosente (We killed an innocent person).” An emotional Police Lt. Col. Santie Fuentes Mendoza made this admission on Friday, Sept. 27, as he tagged former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Officer (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma as the …
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Screengrab from the RTVM livestream via YouTube President Ferdinand Marcos led the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge, which connects Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte. The inauguration of the 3.2-kilometer bridge, the longest of its kind in Mindanao, was held Friday, with key government officials and representatives from South Korea …
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HMNZS Aotearoa, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Polar-class sustainment vessel (Photo courtesy of NZDF) MANILA – The New Zealand government on Saturday said the joint sail among the Philippines, Australia, the United States, Japan, and its naval force is a demonstration of the five nations’ commitment to stability in the region. In …
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This April 13, 2021 photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows China Coast Guard ship with bow number 5203 in the West Philippine Sea. (PCG / Release) BEIJING, China — Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday, after a …
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The Philippine government is having difficulty convincing Filipinos in Lebanon to be repatriated despite start of Tel Aviv’s continued bombardment on the country, stoking fear of a regional tension. It was not only with Palestine-based Hamas that Israel is in conflict. Currently, the Jewish state is fighting two more rebel …
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PNP Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil (Courtesy: Philippine National Police/Facebook) Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil directed new Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III to lead a full-scale internal cleanup to restore the unit’s integrity and rebuild public confidence. “The CIDG must …
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INSURGENCY-FREE. President Marcos declares Misamis Occidental as an insurgency-free province in a ceremony in Tangub City on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Mr. Marcos also led the distribution of financial assistance to former rebels. President Marcos declared the province of Misamis Occidental as an insurgency-free area on Friday. Speaking at the …
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