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Duterte unaware 'pastillas' officers he 'fired' are still with Immigration bureau: spokesman

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Posted at Jul 29 04:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte did not know that the Immigration personnel he said he fired for alleged corruption were in truth still in government service, his spokesman said on Thursday.    Read more »

DOJ: BI officers tagged in 'pastillas' scam back on duty amid Duterte claim they were fired

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 07:51 PM

MANILA— Bureau of Immigration personnel tagged in the controversial "Pastillas" scam are now back on duty and were not fired, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra confirmed Wednesday, contrary to President Rodrigo Duterte's statement.   Read more »

Suspended mayor insists: Mining impacts agriculture in Brooke's Point

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Updated as of Jul 28 12:02 PM

Brooke's Point Mayor Mary Jean Feliciano said Wednesday she was opposed to mining operations in her town because it would affect the livelihood of her constituents who depend on agriculture. Read more »

Mga basurang natambak sa estero sa Araneta Avenue sa QC, hinakot

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Posted at Jul 27 10:04 AM

MAYNILA - Puspusan ang ginagawang clean-up operations ng Riverwaste Clearing Operations Group ng Quezon City para alisin ang mga basurang natambak sa Talayan Creek sa Araneta Avenue na isa sa flood-prone area sa lungsod ng Quezon. Read more »

Palace says senators can investigate troll farms 'all they want'

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Posted at Jul 14 04:26 PM

Malacañang said on Wednesday lawmakers can investigate "all they want" regarding reports that public funds were allegedly being spent troll farms to spread misinformation and "fake news" online.   Read more »

Senate probe sought on 'state-funded troll farms'

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Posted at Jul 13 10:53 AM

Twelve senators have called for an investigation into reports that public funds were allegedly being spent troll farms to spread misinformation and "fake news" online. Read more »

After deadly 'misencounter', PNP and PDEA issue unified guidelines in anti-drug ops

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Posted at Jul 09 06:28 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have come up with unified guidelines during operations against illegal drugs, months following a deadly "misencounter" between the two law enforcement agencies. Read more »

'We don't have trolls': PCOO confirms 'massive' hiring of contractuals worth P70M

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Posted at Jul 09 09:18 AM

The Commission on Audit said the "unrestricted and massive" hiring of employees under contract of service cost the PCOO P70.6 million, "which could have been used for other programs and projects of the government." Read more »

Makina ng bangka sumabog sa N. Samar; 7 sakay nailigtas

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Updated as of Jul 02 04:40 PM

Nailigtas ang 7 kataong sakay ng isang bangkang sumabog ang makina nitong Huwebes sa Capul, Northern Samar.   Read more »

Robredo hopes women's voices are heard amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Posted at Jun 23 02:03 AM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo expressed hope that women's voices are heard as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

PNP, CHR to probe 16-year-old’s death during police ops vs illegal drugs in Laguna

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Posted at Jun 19 11:15 PM

Earlier in the day, 10 police officers involved in the operations were placed under "restrictive custody" while an investigation got underway.   Read more »

‘Dapat di pinatay’: Pamilya ng 16 anyos na binaril sa Laguna drug ops naghihinagpis

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Updated as of Jun 20 12:21 AM

Hustisya ang panawagan ng pamilya ng 16 anyos na lalaking pinaslang sa isang anti-drugs operation sa lungsod ng Biñan nitong Miyerkoles.  Read more »

10 Laguna cops in 'restrictive custody' over anti-drug ops that left minor dead

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Posted at Jun 19 02:04 PM

MANILA - Ten Laguna police officers tagged in the deaths of a minor and a reportedly wanted person in an anti-drug operation this week have been placed under restrictive custody as police investigate the incident, authorities said Saturday.  Read more »

Dating med rep, 2 kasamahan nahuling nagbebenta ng P1.8-M remdesivir

Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 07:13 PM

Ang remdesivir ay isang antiviral drug na ginagamit sa ilang pasyente ng COVID-19 sa mga ospital. Paalala ng NBI, hindi ito commercially available at binibigyan lamang ng special permit ng Food and Drugs Administration ang mga ospital na mag-i-import at gagamit nito. Read more »

Duterte: Pangalan ng rights advocates posibleng kasama sa record ng anti-drug ops

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 05:55 AM

Muling nanindigan ang Pangulong hindi maaaring isapubliko ang records ng naging operasyon ng awtoridad kontra droga. Read more »

Solidarity Maritime Patrol over Philippine Rise

Photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force
Posted at Jun 13 05:59 PM

Members of the Philippine Air Force led by the Tactical Operations Wing Northern Luzon hold a Solidarity Maritime Patrol over Philippine Rise to mark the 123rd Philippine Independence Day and the Celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the Renaming of Philippine Rise on Saturday. Read more »

MMDA pinatatanggal mga sasakyan, tambak sa ilalim ng mga flyover sa EDSA

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Updated as of Jun 08 02:13 PM

MAYNILA - Pinatatanggal at pinalilinis ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ang mga obstruction sa ilalim ng mga flyover sa EDSA.    Read more »

Benguet holds disaster relief training with PH Air Force

Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 07:36 PM

Members of the Baguio City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and their counterparts in Benguet attend a training on Humanitarian Disaster Relief Air to Ground Operations in Baguio City on Sunday.  Read more »

Facebook deploys special team, as Israel-Gaza conflict spreads across social media

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at May 20 05:25 AM

Misinformation, hate speech and calls for violence about the conflict have circulated on social media platforms amid the deadly fighting.   Read more »

Eleazar: Unified guidelines to be issued to avoid 'misencounters' in anti-drug ops

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Updated as of May 18 01:44 PM

MANILA - Law enforcement agencies will be coming up with unified guidelines to prevent misencounters during anti-drug operations, the chief of the Philippine National Police said Tuesday. Read more »