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Abducted Agusan del Sur Mayor, Son Found Dead
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Loreto, Agusan del Sur Mayor Dario Otaza and his son Daryl, were found dead in Butuan City Tuesday, hours after they were abducted from their home by unidentified armed men who claimed to be NBI agents. The bodies of the two were discovered by residents in a coconut plantation in…
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Five NPA Rebels Killed in Nasugbu Encounter
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Five members of the New People’s Army were killed in an encounter with the 730th Combat Group of the Philippine Air Force in Nasugbu, Batangas Wednesday afternoon. SecurityMatters sources said the troops were conducting combat patrol in response to reported presence of armed men in the area when they were…
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Cop Shoots Bus Hostage-taker Dead in Manila
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An identified man who took his fellow bus passenger hostage was shot dead by a cop Thursday afternoon in Manila. According to reports, the man held hostage a female student of Technological University of the Philippines while they were aboard a southbound HM Transport Bus traversing Taft Avenue. Several witnesses,…
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Security Operations As A Service
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Other than just being a manpower provider, security operations is a real component of the enterprise it serves. In my little over ten years in the private security industry in the Philippines, I’ve learned a few things, such as that the security industry is much more like public safety than…
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Alarming Spike in Dengue Cases Places Cavite, Bulacan under State of Calamity
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Dengue cases are on the rise and health authorities are alarmed that the numbers might continue to spike, prompting two Luzon provinces to be placed under state of calamity. According to the Department of Health-Epidemiology Bureau, the number of recorded dengue cases this year is 9 .15% higher than the…
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South Cotabato Bus Blast Injures 19; Basilan Roadside Bombing Kills 3
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An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded inside a passenger bus of the Yellow Bus Lines Company Thursday in Polomolok, South Cotabato leaving at least 19 passengers wounded, SecurityMatters sources said. Initial reports said the bus, which bears plate number MWB-296 and body number 2008, was traversing a secluded stretch of…
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PNP Needs 15,000 More Cops
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is eyeing to recruit 15,000 new police officers as part of its ongoing campaign to augment the police force. PNP chief Director General Ricardo Marquez said only 4,600 slots were filled up from the 10,000 slots allocated for the recruitment program. “We have only filled…
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Ninety Individuals Charged over Mamasapano Encounter
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Ninety individuals, including commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have been slapped with charges of direct assault with murder on Tuesday, for the bloody Jan. 25 Mamasapano encounter which left 44 commandos of the elite Special Action Force (SAF) dead. The special…
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