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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 Samuel D. Pagdilao Jr. said the CIDG’s Anti-Transnational and Cyber…
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PROTECT 2012: Doing Business Amidst New Threats, Series 7 April 25-26, 2012, Peninsula Hotel, Makati, Philippines
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Event Website: http://protect.leverageinternational.com/ Conceptualized in 2005 in cooperation with the Anti-Terrorism Task Force following the New York 9-11 terrorist attack, the objective of the Protect series is to develop a strategic partnership between government and the private sector to manage possible business disruptions arising from terrorist attacks. Over the years,…
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15 terrorists killed in air raid
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The Philippine military has claimed it killed three senior leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah and the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf bandit group and 12 of their followers in an air strike early Wednesday in Sulu. Authorities said among those killed in the air strike launched about 3 a.m. were Jemaah Islamiyah…
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House passes bill establishing sea lanes in Philippine waters
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The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill establishing sea lanes in Philippine archipelagic waters. House Bill 4153, authored by Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., amends Republic Act 9522 or the Philippine Baseline Law by prescribing the rights and obligations of foreign ships and aircraft exercising…
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2 Europeans kidnapped in Tawi-tawi
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Five gunmen seized two European tourists and a Filipino photographer who were bird watching in Tawi-tawi last Wednesday (February 1). Fifty-two year-old Ewold Horn from The Netherlands and forty-seven year-old Lorenzo Vinciguerre from Switzerland were taking pictures of rare birds with Filipino guide Ivan Sarenas while onboard a motorized boat…
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Chinoy killed inside his laundry shop
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The family of the Filipino-Chinese businessman killed by robbers inside his laundry shop in Sta. Cruz Manila before dawn last January 31 has vowed to attain justice for their slain kin. The Chioa family announced that the body of Kelvin Chioa lies in state at Sanctuarium, Araneta Avenue. His remains…
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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 Vinzons Hall when two suspects went in the office. The…
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The Dragon’s Lair
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This is a Year of the Dragon, long-held as a very auspicious and compelling period for many. According to the Chinese astrological calendar, the black water dragon is a much more liberal counterpart of its more vicious reptilian cousins, bringing on a year of growth and progress awash with optimism…
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