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Pemberton Detained in Camp Aguinaldo but Still under US Custody, US Embassy Says
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US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, suspect in the killing of transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude in Olongapo City, was detained in Camp Aguinaldo Wednesday morning. The 19-year-old Marine was flown to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters from the warship USS Peleliu onboard a helicopter. At…
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Alert Level 3 Raised in Yemen; Filipinos Urged to Come Home
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The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said Alert Level 3, which means voluntary repatriation, has been raised in Yemen, urging Filipinos to leave the strife-torn nation. The DFA said a crisis management team sent by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has jurisdiction over Yemen, will help…
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Revisiting Private Security and Its Role in Today’s Society
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The reason for being of private security remains unchanged. It is to protect people, property, and business continuity. Private security is composed of both human and technical systems. These two systems complement each other. In other contexts, however, a deployed security system may be primarily technical as in Singapore where…
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2 German Hostages Released by Abu Sayyaf
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The two German nationals held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf were released Friday evening, October 17. Stefan Okonek and Henrike Dielen were kidnapped in their yacht at sea last April by the Abu Sayyaf and were taken to Jolo. The Abu Sayyaf demanded P250 million ransom and the withdrawal of…
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Another UPLB Student Raped Near the Campus
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A 17-year-old student of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB) was raped by a tricycle driver near the campus Wednesday night, authorities said. According to the police, the victim, whose name remains withheld as requested by her family, came from a school event and rode a tricycle…
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Murder Raps Filed Against US Marine Tagged in Slay
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Murder raps were filed Wednesday against Private First Class Joseph Scott Permberton, the US Marine tagged in the killing of transgender Jeffrey Laude in Olongapo City last October 11. The case was filed before the Olongapo City Prosecutor’s Office by Atty. Harry Roque, the Laude family’s legal counsel. Laude, who…
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2 NPA Rebels Slain, 2 Captured in Davao Occidental
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Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while two others were captured following a 45-minute clash with government troops in the province of Davao Occidental, a military official said Wednesday. “The soldiers who were on patrol were fired upon by the lawless group that prompted the security forces to…
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Abu Sayyaf, KIM Conduct Guerilla Training
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The notorious Abu Sayyaf Group and other Islamic separatist militants continue conducting guerrilla training in Central Mindanao, a source from the intelligence community told The Manila Times on Monday. According to the report, the source, codenamed Pokemon, said a Saudi Arabian named Abdurahman oversees the training of the Abu Sayyaf…
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