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MANILA, Philippines — After several appeals from human rights groups, the government finally released the country’s oldest political prisoner from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa over the weekend.
MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac is still suffering from “trauma” and is not keen on attending the Senate hearing on July 10, her lawyer said yesterday.
COTABATO CITY — Policemen on Tuesday seized P297,181 worth of shabu from three men arrested during their pot session in Barangay Kuhon in Al-Barka town in Basilan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Charges of extortion and illegal gambling have been filed before a Caloocan City court against three police officers, one of whom allegedly accepted P30,000 in exchange for the release of an arrested drug suspect.
MANILA, Philippines — The Calabarzon police has formed a special investigation task group (SITG) to hasten the probe of the killing of two Australians and a Filipina in a hotel in Tagaytay City in Cavite on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — A 74-year-old Filipina died in California after a homeless man pushed her onto a moving train in San Francisco. A UPI report said Corazon Dandan hit her head against the train and fell on the platform.
(UPDATE) A P10 MILLION reward has been offered for the arrest of fugitive evangelist Apollo Quiboloy, who is wanted for child abuse and human trafficking, Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said Monday.