2 dead, 1 hurt in Alabang Town Center robbery

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Four armed men tried to rob the armored van of the East West Bank in Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa City shortly before noon Friday (February 10). The armed suspects opened fire at the armored van as bank security guards …
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US visa fraud syndicate busted

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The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has busted a criminal syndicate engaged in illegal recruitment and visa fraud, arresting at least 20 suspects and seizing computers, various passports and other accessories used for the crime. CIDG chief Police Director …
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UP student stabbed inside Diliman campus

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A University of the Philippines student was attacked inside the Diliman campus in Quezon City Wednesday (February 1). Lordei Camille Hina, a fourth year Political Science student, was initially with a friend inside the University Student Council (USC) office at …
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Jan. 23 a national holiday

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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has declared the Chinese New Year, which falls on January 23 (Monday), as a special non-working day in the country. Aquino, in his Proclamation No. 295, said the declaration is to give both Chinese-Filipinos and …
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Sendong victims to have new homes by April

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Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano “Dinky” Soliman Thursday (January 12) announced intensified government efforts towards providing new homes to all the victims of Sendong by the first week of April. In a statement, Soliman said that aside from …
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25 dead, 150 missing in Compostela Valley landslide

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An advisory warning that flooding and landslides could occur in Eastern and Southern has been out days earlier. Still, many died and countless are missing after a landslide happened at a hilly portion in Compostela Valley. At around 3:00 a.m. …
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OFWs in Syria to be repatriated

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The Philippine government has ordered the mandatory repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Syria in view of the current crisis in that country. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario left for Damascus on New Year’s Eve to meet with Syrian …
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Vice-Mayor shot at Mall of Asia

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MANILA – An unidentified gunman shot Talisay Vice Mayor Florencio Manimtim Jr. at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City Thursday (December 15). Police said the incident happened shortly before noon at the corner of Harbor Drive and Sunset …
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Militants to hold “Occupy” rally at Mendiola on Dec. 6

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MANILA — Militant labor groups have announced plans to hold a Philippine version of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement at Mendiola Bridge near Malacañang on December 6. Kilusang Mayo Uno said the camp-out will voice calls for radical social change …
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Gov’t to ensure labor rights of security guards

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MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment has announced that it is looking on how to ‘secure’ the rights and social protection benefits of security guards. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said that her department is now solidifying the guidelines …
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2 dead, 1 hurt in Alabang Town Center robbery

US visa fraud syndicate busted

UP student stabbed inside Diliman campus

Jan. 23 a national holiday

Sendong victims to have new homes by April

25 dead, 150 missing in Compostela Valley landslide

OFWs in Syria to be repatriated

Vice-Mayor shot at Mall of Asia

Militants to hold “Occupy” rally at Mendiola on Dec. 6

Gov’t to ensure labor rights of security guards