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Crime Group Member Killed, Three Arrested in Negros Occidental Shootout
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A member of an extremist crime group was killed, three others were arrested, and two were able to escape during a shootout with joint police and military operatives in Cauayan town, Negros Occidental, Wednesday. Police identified the fatality as Richanel Noble, 27, while the arrested suspects were identified as Edwin…
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Two Chinese Diplomats Killed in Cebu City Shooting
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Two Chinese diplomats were shot dead while another was wounded in a shooting incident during a birthday luncheon at a restaurant in Cebu City Wednesday. The fatalities were identified as Consul Sun Shan and Consul Finance Officer Hui Li. The two were pronounced dead after being taken to two separate…
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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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