Palace, DOJ dispute Duterte’s claim of rampant crime in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Both Malacañang and the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought to dispel the claims of former president Rodrigo Duterte that crimes are rampant.
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3 drug den operators entrapped by PDEA-BARMM agents
COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics agents busted three shabu traffickers and closed down their clandestine drug den in an operation in Barangay Rosary Heights 10, Cotabato City on Saturday, October 26.
Direct-selling still bigger than live-selling for Avon Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Amid reports claiming that direct-selling is no longer working, allegedly leading to bankruptcy filings such as those by Avon Products Inc. last August and by Tupperware a month after, Avon Philippines affirmed to Philstar.com that the practice remains to be its biggest revenue driver as opposed to other platforms like e-commerce.
Peace talks on 'brink of collapse' with government arrest of consultants, says NDFP
MANILA, Philippines — Law enforcement authorities' consecutive arrests of three peace consultants this month has triggered a fresh crisis in peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
Signal No. 1 up in more areas in Luzon as Severe Tropical Storm Leon intensifies
MANILA, Philippines — More areas in Luzon and parts of Eastern Visayas have been placed under Signal No. 1 as Severe Tropical Storm Leon (international name: Kong-rey) further intensifies while cutting across the Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday afternoon, October 28.
5 dead in Maguindanao gun incidents in 6 hours
COTABATO CITY — The police and military have tightened security in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte after five residents, one of them a minor, got killed in separate shooting incidents in only six hours on Sunday, October 27.
Duterte admits giving kill orders, confirms death squad existence
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte admitted that there is a death squad in his bailiwick, Davao at the Senate probe into the war on drugs on Monday, October 28.