4 cops arrested for kidnapping
FOUR policemen, including a major, were arrested on Monday for the kidnapping of a Malaysian and three Chinese tourists in Manila a day earlier.
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Fewer tropical cyclones expected this year
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it is expecting up to 16 tropical cyclones this year, one or two of them next month.
2 MMDA aides arrested for illegal use of police badge
OPERATIVES of the PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG) have arrested in Paranaque City two aides of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), who were serving as escorts of Sen. Francis Tolentino, for misrepresenting themselves as policemen.
Navy personnel seize P21M smuggled cigarettes off Davao Occidental
PHILIPPINE Navy personnel intercepted a banca loaded with P21 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and apprehended seven of its crew members off Davao Occidental recently.
‘Aghon’ death toll rises to 7
THE death toll from typhoon “Aghon” rose yesterday to at least seven people, mostly in the worst-hit Quezon province.
Over 20 areas under storm signals
“AGHON” yesterday intensified into a severe tropical storm after making its eighth landfall in Lucena City in Quezon, part of which was placed under Signal 3. Aghon, the country’s first tropical cyclone for this year, i
Red-tagging claims made by party-list groups refuted
THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) yesterday refuted allegations of “red-tagging” made by the Kabataan and ACT Teachers party-list groups against an Army battalion based in Rizal.
‘Baste’ denounces relief of Davao City cops
DAVAO City Mayor Sebastian Duterte has denounced the recent relief of the city police chief and 34 other policemen, including six station commanders, in connection with anti-drug operations last March that resulted in the death of seven suspected drug dealers.