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Veloso Gets Temporary Reprieve; 8 Others Executed
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Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina sentenced to death by an Indonesian court for drug trafficking in 2010, has been spared from her scheduled execution Wednesday morning, Jakarta Post reported. According to the report, the Indonesian government carried out the executions of eight other death row convicts despite ardent pleas from…
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Maguindanao Placed Under State of Calamity Due to Drought
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Maguindanao has been placed under state of calamity for the second time this year, this time due to drought. The provincial board approved the resolution placing the entire province under state of calamity as the dry spell has affected over 2,000 farmers in 36 municipalities. Reports said damages to agriculture…
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Blaze Razes The Original Savory Restaurant in Binondo
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A fire broke out at The Original Savory Restaurant, an iconic fried chicken eatery near Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila before noon Thursday. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the blaze started at 11:02 a.m. and reached fifth alarm by 11:24 a.m. The fire spread to nearby building and…
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Troops Recover IEDs, Firearms from NPA Rebels
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Joint military and police operatives recovered three improvised explosive devices (IED) following an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Pilar, Sorsogon Sunday. Lt. Col. Perfecto Peñaredondo, chief of the the Army’s 2nd Infantry Battalion, said soldiers led by 2nd IB 1Lt. Joel Pedregosa were patrolling the area with…
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Why We Carry Weapons
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It seems like it is often lost among the administrative, media, and management people, why security, law enforcement officers, and public safety personnel carry weapons. I hear it and see it too often in the deployment of security guards and in the actions of management that weapons are carried by…
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Hijackers Posed as Cops, Arrested in QC
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Authorities on Monday night nabbed two of five suspects who attempted to hijack a delivery truck carrying a thousand boxes of soap near a police checkpoint in Quezon City. The suspects, clad in police athletic uniforms and wearing ball caps, flagged down the delivery truck driven by Ernesto Oyte along…
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PH, US Kick-off Balikatan 2015
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Balikatan Exercises 2015 officially began Monday with close to 12,000 Filipino and American troops participating in various military drills. At yesterday’s opening ceremonies at Camp Aguinaldo, Philippine officials were quick to say the exercises are not in response to the tensions brought about by Chinese aggression in the disputed waters…
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Health Dangers Rise as Metro Manila Swelters Through the Heat
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Metro Manila experienced sweltering heat on Saturday as the temperature peaked to 36.2 Celcius with the heat index at 38.8, the hottest so far this year, And no respite is in sight any time soon for residents reeling under the blistering heat as PAGASA warns Metro Manila’s heat index could…
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