Economic sabotage

President Duterte has ordered the arrest of the owner of Mighty Corporation after customs authorities confiscated a huge haul of tobacco products with counterfeit tax stamps.

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27 prisoners get clemency; 1 dies before release

Twenty-seven elderly and sickly prisoners under the supervision of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) were given executive clemency Tuesday although one of them died before being released from prison.

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La Carlota netters, local bets triumph

Alexa Milliam and fellow La Carlota ace Tracy Llamas annexed two victories each in varying fashions while local bet Angelo Mejia took the 16-and-under crown in the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express…

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PDEA-7 head sorry for strip search embarrassment

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 Director Yogi Felimon Ruiz has apologized to people hurt by the images of naked inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC)…

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Duterte gets punched on US drama TV series

The Philippine government is strongly protesting the highly negative depiction of a character purported to be the Philippine president on the next episode of the American political drama television series…

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Dumlao insists innocence in Korean’s kidnap-slay

Police Superintendent Rafael Dumlao III of the defunct Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (AIDG) insisted that he had nothing to do with kidnap-slay of Korean Jee Ick Joo.

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Vina approves Piolo-Shaina relationship

She used the word ‘pagmamahalan’ in describing the relationship between her younger sister Shaina Magdayao and matinee idol Piolo Pascual.

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Graft raps vs ex-Speaker

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the filing of corruption charges against former House Speaker Prospero Nograles and several others in connection with the alleged anomalous disbursement of the multi-million-peso…

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Canadian shot dead in car

A Canadian businessman was shot dead in the presence of his pregnant wife as their car got stuck in traffic in Pasay City Monday night.

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9 BI guards relieved over Koreans’ escape

Nine guards at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) detention center in Bicutan, Taguig City, were relieved following the escape of two South Korean detainees early Monday.

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PNP chief wants extra effort in solving barrio doc’s death

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa has ordered the police commander of Northern Mindanao to exert extra efforts to solve the killing of a community doctor…

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Despite her age, Pokwang is up to the challenge

Buo ang loob ni Pokwang na makipagtagisan ng galing sa mga mas batang celebrity participants ng bagong ABS-CBN talent reality show na “I Can Do That”, kahit pa siya ang…

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SOA graduates

Gaganapin sa Marso 15 ngayong taon ang sabay-sabay na pagtatapos ng mga estudyante ng School-on-the-Air (SOA) na isinagawa ng Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) 12 at Department of Agriculture and Fisheries…

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The loudest whisper

Let’s start with “Mr. Kuripot” – a popular actor said to be wallowing in wealth, but remains, well a tightwad.

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Quake-hit Surigao braces for floods

Still reeling from the effects of a strong earthquake and equally powerful aftershocks, another calamity is threatening Surigao del Norte.

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End of empire? (Part 2)

Obviously, the apparent decline of American power will have enormous repercussions in global politics. When the “policeman of the world” suddenly diminishes in authority there would be shifts in international…

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