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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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Three Foreign Tourists, Filipina Abducted from Samal Island Resort
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Two Canadians, a Norwegian, and a Filipina were kidnapped from a resort on Samal Island in Davao del Norte Monday night, the military said. Capt. Alberto Caber, chief of the public affairs office of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao Command identified the abducted foreigners as Canadians John…
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Marching for Peace in the Countryside, Marching for Inner Peace
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I joined the “Marching for Peace, Serving the Countryside” activities last August 10, 17 and 18. This is a peace-building initiative that was identified by the security sector and fully supported by the Provincial Government through its Provincial Peace Integration and Development Unit (Pro-PIDU) under the Provincial Planning and Development…
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