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Gatchalian yet to ask Marcos for special Senate session

MANILA, Philippines — Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian has yet to formally submit a request for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to call for a special session to tackle bills and appointments that have been delayed by the recent leadership impasse in the Senate. ”We’re still laying out the things that need to be discussed during

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Security tightened in Ilocos Region for safe class opening

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines — The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO 1) will deploy 1,822 police officers, 315 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officers, and 3,211 force multipliers to public and private schools across the Ilocos Region to help ensure a safe and orderly opening of classes on June 16. PRO 1 data showed that Police

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Japanese suspect in billion-yen scam arrested in Bangkok

Bangkok immigration officers have arrested a 39-year-old Japanese national wanted by Japan for alleged involvement in call centre fraud and human trafficking. Sasaki was detained on Saturday in the Watthana district following joint operations between Thailand’s Immigration Bureau and Japanese authorities. He is accused of running a transnational call centre fraud network based in Poipet, …

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Kaye Abad nagpa-tattoo og pink ribbon atol sa kasaulogan sa Cancer Survivors Month

Nagpa-tattoo og pink ribbon si Kaye Abad atol sa kasaulogan sa Cancer Survivors Month karong buwan sa Hunyo. Usa ang Kapamilya actress sa daghan nga nakasinati og breast cancer, milahutay sa iyang pagpatambal ug naayo na sa maong sakit. Makita sa Instagram post sa tattoo studio nga 032 Tattoo ang mga hulagway ug video clip

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Liza Marcos urges system reforms to draw more Indian med students

MANILA, Philippines — First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has urged government agencies to make it easier for Indian students to pursue medicine in the Philippines, a leading choice for foreign medical education. In a June 3 meeting at her Manila office, the First Lady discussed student concerns with Indian Ambassador Harsh Kumar Jain and representatives from various

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Boy wounded in accidental firearm discharge in Quezon

LUCENA CITY, Philippines — A 13-year-old boy was wounded after a security guard’s firearm accidentally discharged in Candelaria, Quezon, on Saturday, June 6, police said. In a report released Sunday, the Calabarzon Police Regional Office (PRO 4A) said the incident occurred at around noon when the security guard, identified only as Leonardo, 43, noticed that

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Seven nonworkers among 28 dead in Angeles building collapse — BFP

ANGELES CITY — Seven of the 28 people who died in the collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago here were not construction workers, according to updated casualty data released by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Sunday, June 7. The latest figures raise further questions about who was inside the

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55 prospective OFWs rescued from substandard housing in Cavite

LUCENA CITY — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) rescued 55 prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from unsafe and substandard accommodations in Imus City, Cavite, on Saturday, June 6. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the DMW said the operation was launched following reports of illegal and deplorable living conditions involving OFW applicants temporarily housed

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Criminology student faces raps over Cabanatuan road rage incident

CABANATUAN CITY, Philippines — Police will file a case against a criminology student who figured in a road rage incident involving a truck driver on Vergara Highway here, a confrontation captured on video that has since gone viral on social media. In a statement on Sunday, the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) said the

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Barangay councilor arrested in P204,000 drug bust in Iloilo

LAMBUNAO, Iloilo — An incumbent barangay kagawad (village councilor) tagged by police as a high-value individual (HVI) was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pajo here on Saturday evening, June 6. The suspect, identified only by his alias “Elvis,” 31, a resident of Lambunao, was apprehended at 5:47 p.m. by operatives of the Lambunao

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