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PNP says 12 minors detained during Sona rally freed

MANILA, Philippines — Twelve individuals arrested during Monday’s rally have been released after authorities confirmed they were minors, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Tuesday. According to PNP public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co, protest groups initially claimed that 13 of the 51 individuals taken into police custody were below 18 years old.

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FUEL PRICE WATCH, Cebu: July 28

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Fuel prices here on Tuesday, July 28, hit the P90 mark after oil companies in the country implemented increases for the third straight week. In select gas stations in Metro Cebu, prices of gasoline sold by industry players such as Shell Philippines and Petron range between P88 to P93 per liter.

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Sara Duterte to join pro-Duterte rally in The Hague on July 29

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said Monday she will join a protest supporting her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, outside his detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands, on July 29, a day before proceedings in his crimes against humanity case. Duterte said the rally will take place in front of the International Criminal

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‘The Odyssey’ earns $87M in its second weekend

“The Odyssey” continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s only a 30% drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster. It’s also filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s best second weekend ever, not accounting for inflation. In 2008,

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Landslide cuts off key road linking 2 Sultan Kudarat villages

KORONADAL CITY — A provincial road connecting two villages in coastal Lebak, Sultan Kudarat has remained closed since Monday after a landslide damaged a section of the road. Affected by the road closure are Barangays Poloy-Poloy and Salangsang. According to the Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) of Poloy-Poloy and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and

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PNP: 13 nabbed over alleged petroleum pilferage in Quezon

MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen individuals were arrested for allegedly pilfering petroleum products in Quezon province, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. The suspects were caught in a compound in Barangay Silangang Mayao in Lucena City late Monday afternoon following intelligence operations, according to a police report from the Police Regional Office Calabarzon (PRO

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13 arrested in Lucena City for alleged fuel, LPG theft

LUCENA CITY – Police arrested 13 men allegedly involved in the illegal siphoning of fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in an operation conducted on Monday. The Calabarzon police said its men caught the suspects in the act while allegedly siphoning fuel from four tanker trucks inside a compound in Barangay Silangang Mayao at around

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Quezon priest challenges Marcos’ agrarian reform claims in Sona

LUCENA CITY – A Catholic priest serving in Quezon province is contesting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s claims of success in implementing agrarian reform, saying the continuing plight of farmers in Sariaya town tells a different story. “If agrarian reform has truly been successful, why do farmers in Sariaya who have already been awarded Certificates of

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