LIST: Flights canceled on July 5
MANILA, Philippines — The Manila International Airport Authority on Friday announced that some domestic flights have been canceled due to bad weather.
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Civilian police informer killed in illegal firearms deal sting
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — An illegal gun dealer shot dead a civilian police informer and ran away after he sensed that he had sold three rifles to policemen in an entrapment operation late Friday in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte.
5 bandits, SAF member killed in encounter in Cotabato province
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Policemen killed five bandits whose hideout they were to search for firearms and narcotics in an operation on Tuesday in Aleosan town in Cotabato that turned deadly when they resisted and provoked a gunfight.
House probe pushed on illegal POGOs
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez called for a congressional investigation into reports of criminal activities associated with illegitimate POGOs or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators as part of the government's commitment in curbing illegal activities while ensuring that existing regulations were enforced.
Up to 3 typhoons to enter Philippines this month
MANILA, Philippines — At least two to three typhoons are expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility this month amid the threat of a La Niña weather event, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Comelec studying evidence of Guo election offense
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is initiating the process for the possible filing of an election offense against suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac.
EDITORIAL - The health excuse
If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. An innocent person, wrongly accused, will want to clear his or her name as soon as possible. These are among the pieces of advice given to Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, who has made herself scarce amid an ongoing Senate investigation over her nationality and suspected links to a Philippine offshore gaming operator hub in her town that was raided recently.
35 nabbed in Metro Manila drug stings
MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-five people were apprehended in Metro Manila during anti-narcotics operations conducted by the National Capital Region Police Office over the weekend.