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Kings eye back-to-back
Focus is on the rest and recovery as Barangay Ginebra quickly turns its attention to Phoenix just a day after its Manila Clasico rivalry with Magnolia.
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FORMER COP CAUGHT IN P91-M DRUG STING
A former policeman and four alleged high-value drug suspects were arrested in a major antidrug operation that led to the seizure of more than P91 million worth of suspected shabu and high-powered firearms in Parañaque City on Friday,
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Japanese robbed in Parañaque after dating app meetup
A supposed dating app meet-up turned into a violent incident after a Japanese national was allegedly duped, assaulted, and robbed by three transgender suspects inside a hotel room in Parañaque City
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NO FORGIVENESS
Patricia Lopez, a 25-year-old rider who was victimized by two knife-wielding robbers along Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, on Tuesday, April 7, will pursue charges against the suspects, who were arrested hours after the video of the incident went viral.
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BOY SURVIVES DAD’S MURDEROUS RAGE
A 15-year-old boy survived his father’s murderous rampage by playing dead inside their home in Barangay Mahabang Parang, Angono, Rizal, on Saturday, April 4.
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BOOZE BAN
Police have been directed to strictly enforce local government ordinances in Metro Manila, particularly those prohibiting drinking in public places and the use of videoke beyond 10 p.m., Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary...
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‘KA KAYE’ BARES COMMUNIST LIFE
A handwritten journal recovered after a deadly encounter between government troops and suspected New People’s Army fighters in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro recently offered a rare and unfiltered look into the life inside the armed group, the military...
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ARMY: ‘KA KAYE’ SAFE IN CUSTODY
The Philippine Army (PA) on Black Saturday, April 4, released documentation to counter claims of maltreatment involving an alleged female New People’s Army (NPA) rebel captured after a deadly encounter in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, last week.
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‘HELP US, MR. PRESIDENT’
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed a team to protect an 11-year-old girl from Camarines Sur, who directly sought President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s help against alleged abuses committed by a barangay official and his family in Tinambac town.
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FARE HIKE WATCH
Police will crack down on unauthorized fare hikes following reports that buses and other public utility vehicles (PUVS) are overcharging passengers, using rising fuel costs as justification.
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DEADLY ENCOUNTER
A pursuit operation against the New People’s Army (NPA) on its 57th founding anniversary on Sunday, March 29, resulted in the death of a young Philippine Army officer and the capture of a female rebel fighter who was allegedly abandoned by her comrades...
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5 LAWMEN SHOT DEAD IN AMBUSH
Five policemen were killed in an ambush in Barangay Mother Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday night, March 28. Three other police officers were wounded. The victims from the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company of the Maguindanao...
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ONLINE LOVE SCAM BUSTED
Four Chinese nationals, who allegedly detained a foreigner and forced six Filipinas to engage in an online love scam, were arrested during a rescue operation in Pasay City last week, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) reported on...
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FREE JEEPNEY RIDES IN MANILA
Manila will launch a city‑funded free jeepney ride program on Monday, March 30, guaranteeing drivers daily pay while commuters ride at no cost under Executive Order No. 14, series of 2026, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced.
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PNP STEPS UP DRIVE VS E-SABONG HUBS
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. has directed all police units nationwide to intensify operations against online sabong hubs in a bid to dismantle organized illegal gambling networks across the country.
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IMPEACHMENT PROBE
The House Committee on Justice on Wednesday, March 25, ordered the issuance of subpoenas that are key to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case, including one for detainee Ramil Lagunoy Madriaga—the alleged bagman—along with her statements of...
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ISKO AIDE’S KILLER FALLS
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Tuesday, March 24, the arrest of 27-year-old Albert Magdaraog, the gunman who robbed and killed his security escort, former police officer George Capistrano.
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PDEA ‘MOLES’ CASH IN ₱ 7.4M
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) awarded a total of ₱7,466,707.69 in cash rewards to 31 civilian informants on Monday, March 23.
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PBBM APPEALS VS FAKE NEWS
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called on the public to help the government manage the impact of the Middle East conflict by refraining from spreading misinformation and fake news.
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MALAYSIAN YIELDS ₱102-M SHABU AT NAIA
Government anti-narcotics agents intercepted on Friday, March 20, around ₱102-million worth of suspected shabu from an arriving Malaysian passenger during an interdiction operation at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Philippine Drug...
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‘EXPIRED KA NA!’
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso vowed to intensify the manhunt for the gunman who killed his security escort, retired police officer George Capistrano. “Itong loko-lokong Albert, expired ka na, ha,” Domagoso said in a television...
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MARCOS HALTS FARE HIKE
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTR) to suspend the planned fare increase, saying this is “not the time” due to ongoing global instability.
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18 ‘EX-MARINES’ FACE NBI PROBE
The 18 “ex-marines” returned to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, March 17, for the continuation of the probe into their allegations and identities, assuring that they will comply with the Ombudsman’s directive to submit separate...
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ISKO’S ULTIMATUM
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has given the motorcycle driver involved in the fatal shooting of his close friend and security escort, retired police officer George Capistrano, 48 hours to surrender.
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ISKO SECURITY AIDE SHOT DEAD
A security escort of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Tondo, Manila, shortly after midnight on Sunday, March 15, the Manila Police District (MPD) said.
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DRUG RING QUEEN HUNTED
Authorities have launched a manhunt for a Chinese woman tagged as the alleged leader of a drug syndicate behind the smuggling of suspected shabu worth ₱5.8 billion in Occidental Mindoro last Tuesday, Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito...
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GOLD BAR DEAL TURNS DEADLY
Three cellphone technicians, one of them a woman, were found dead on a provincial road in Barangay Sta. Teresa, Lal-lo, Cagayan, on Thursday, March 12, in what police suspect to be a robbery linked to a meeting over the sale of gold bars.
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HOUSE CUSTODY FOR MADRIAGA
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has formally asked the House Committee on Justice to assume custody of detained witness Ramil Madriaga, citing the need to safeguard his security and ensure his availability to testify in the impeachment proceedings...
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SPEEDBOAT YIELDS ₱6.8-B SHABU
Philippine Army (PA) personnel recovered 43 sacks of suspected crystal meth, or shabu, worth ₱6.8 billion from an abandoned speedboat that ran aground along the coast of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, on Wednesday, March 11.
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BODIES FOUND IN TORCHED CAR
Authorities discovered the charred remains of a man and a woman inside a vehicle deliberately set ablaze after they were shot on Monday, March 9, in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija.
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DE LIMA VS ‘EX-MARINES’
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and human rights activist Fr. Flavie Villanueva filed on Monday, March 9, perjury complaints against 18 alleged former marines who claimed that billions of pesos were delivered to various...
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48-HOUR HUNT NETS PARAÑAQUE SHOOTER
Police arrested Friday night, March 6, the alleged gunman in a fatal shooting at a condominium basketball court in Parañaque City that left two men dead and four others critically wounded. The arrest followed a 48-hour manhunt.
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TRILLANES FILES RAPS VS 18 ‘EX-MARINES’
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV has filed criminal complaints against 18 alleged former marines and five other individuals over accusations that he accepted a $2 million bribe for International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators probing...
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VP SARA FILES PERJURY CASE VS ‘FORMER AIDE’
Vice President Sara Duterte filed a perjury case on Wednesday, March 4, against one of the witnesses in her impeachment complaint, Ramil Madriaga, whom she accused of fabricating stories to mislead the public.
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ROBBERY SPREE
Four branches of a popular convenience store chain in Rizal were robbed in quick succession within just over two hours by two motorcycle-riding men between March 1 and 2, with the suspects escaping with more than ₱330,000 in cash and valuables, the...
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BLOODY HANDS
An 18-year-old man who joined the search for two missing children in Morong, Rizal, was exposed as their killer when police noticed bloodstains on his hands, leading to his confession to the fatal stabbing of his 13-year-old cousin and a 12-year-old boy.
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US-ISRAELI STRIKE KILLS KHAMENEI
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel, prompting US President...
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INTRAMUROS BLAZE SUSPECT CHARGED
An ex-convict with a history of alleged illegal drug use is now facing an arson case after a fire tore through a residential area in Barangay 655, Intramuros, Manila, a barangay official confirmed on Friday,
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TERROR SUSPECT ARRESTED
A suspected member of the Dawlah Islamiyah–maguid terror group, linked to the 2018 General Santos City bombing, was deported by the United States and arrested upon arrival in Manila on Feb. 25, authorities confirmed.
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INTRAMUROS INFERNO
A massive fire tore through the densely populated Maisan area at the corner of Cabildo and Anda Streets in Intramuros, Manila, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, leaving two people dead, displacing around 600 families, and causing an estimated ₱1.5 million in...
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SHABU LAB RAIDED
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) dismantled a large clandestine laboratory on Wednesday, Feb. 25, following the arrest of a drug suspect and the confiscation of around ₱6.6 billion worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela...
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BATTLE OF LEGENDS
Eleven years since their first blockbuster encounter, boxing greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are rekindling the old rivalry with a much-anticipated rematch on Sept. 20 at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
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NEWBORN BABY FOUND IN CREEK
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela — A newborn baby boy, with his umbilical cord still attached, was found abandoned Monday morning, Feb. 23, in Macaniao Creek in Barangay Ambatali, Ramon, Isabela.
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DU30 HEARING AT ICC STARTS
The International Criminal Court (ICC) opens on Monday, Feb. 23, the confirmation of charges hearing against former President Rodrigo Duterte, a key pre-trial stage that will determine whether his case proceeds to a full trial.
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₱233.2-M COCAINE SEIZED IN LAGUNA
Anti-narcotics agents seized about ₱233.2 million worth of cocaine in Calamba City, Laguna, following the arrest of two Indian businessmen during a buy-bust operation early Saturday, Feb. 21, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported.
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‘DRUM MURDER’ MASTERMIND FALLS
Police have arrested the alleged mastermind behind the gruesome “drum murder” in Binondo, Manila, linking the crime to a bitter debt dispute between two Chinese nationals.
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DEFIANT DUTERTE
Former President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that he will not attend the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing both his health and his refusal to recognize the tribunal’s authority over his person.
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SARA’S BOLD BID
Vice President Sara Duterte announced on Wednesday, February 18, that she will run for the presidency in 2028, vowing to prioritize the interests and welfare of the Filipino people amid widespread corruption plaguing the country.
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COUPLE, HELPER CHARGED
Three suspects in the killings of policewoman Diane Marie Mollenido and her eight-year-old son, John Ysmael, have been charged with two counts of murder, with no bail recommended, after Quezon City police concluded their investigation into the case.
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₱150K BOUNTY FOR LULLETE’S KILLERS
A ₱150,000 bounty has been raised for information leading to the arrest of the killers of former beauty queen Lullete Jane Ramilo D. dela Cruz, who was slain in Barangay Cabaritan, San Manuel, Isabela, on February 13.
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MURDER PROBES
Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Sunday, Feb. 15, a full-scale investigation and manhunt against those involved in the killing of a former beauty queen in Isabela and electric...
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‘KILLER’ SURRENDERS
Police authorities announced Saturday, Feb. 14, the surrender of the primary suspect in the killing of a teenage girl whose charred body was discovered in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya, on
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GRIM FIND
QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya — What began as a routine morning dog walk turned into a grim discovery when a couple’s pet led them to the burned remains of a woman in a vacant grassy lot in Purok 5, Sitio Dayug, Barangay Maddiangat, on Thursday, February 12.
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ATONG FACES 3RD ARREST WARRANT
A third arrest warrant has been issued against businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang and his co-accused in connection with the disappearance of sabungeros (cockfight enthusiasts).
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‘Kasalanan’ ni Mika, pinag-uusapan na!
Ayaw paawat sa pag-arangkada ng career ang “Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition” Kapuso Big Winner na si Mika Salamanca! Matapos i-launch bilang bida sa seryeng “The Secrets of Hotel 88” ay ganap naman siyang music artist sa pag-release ng...
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MORE BODIES FOUND
Six more bodies have been recovered from the wreck of the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-ro) vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3, raising the death toll to 51, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official confirmed on Tuesday,
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BONG REVILLA'S HEARING RESET
The Sandiganbayan has reset to February 16 the arraignment of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in the non-bailable malversation of public funds case involving the alleged ₱92.8 million “ghost” flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.
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Kylie Verzosa is engaged
Actress and Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa, has officially said “yes” to forever. She made this known via Instagram recently, posting photos of her engagement to entrepreneur Emil Eriksen. Rather than a grand, staged reveal, Kylie chose a...
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‘BASYANG’ KILLS 8
The death toll in the aftermath of tropical cyclone “Basyang” has climbed to eight, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported Saturday, as authorities continued to validate reports of other fatalities linked to landslides and drowning across Northern...
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FAMILY OF 4 DEAD IN LANDSLIDE
A family of four -- two adults and two children -died after a landslide buried their newly built home in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, as Tropical Storm “Basyang” battered Mindanao, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Friday, Feb. 6.
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KERWIN SURRENDERS
TACLOBAN CITY – Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday, Feb. 5, a day after the Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 14 issued a warrant of arrest against him and four others...
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SHABU SMUGGLERS CONVICTED
A Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has sentenced three individuals to reclusion perpetua (20 to 40 years imprisonment) in connection with the 2019 importation of nearly ₱1 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or “shabu,” concealed inside...
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SLAIN COP’S HUSBAND STILL NOT OFF THE HOOK
The husband of slain policewoman Diane Marie Mollenido is not yet off the hook in the brutal killings of his wife and son, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla.
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CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL GUNS
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has directed all police commanders at the municipal and city levels to intensify the campaign against loose firearms and to launch aggressive operations targeting...
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SLAIN COP’S HUBBY
Authorities arrested Police Senior Master Sgt. John Mollenido, the husband of slain Police Senior Master Sgt. Diane Marie Mollenido, on Sunday, Feb. 1, after a car agent implicated him as one of the suspects and claimed that he allegedly ordered him to...
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3 SUSPECTS IN SLAY OF COP, SON NABBED
A dismissed police officer and two others were arrested in Novaliches, Quezon City, in connection with the killing of Police Staff Master Sergeant (PSMS) Diane Marie Gabres Mollenido and her eight-year-old son, John Ysmael, authorities disclosed on
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SLAIN COP’S SON FOUND DEAD
The missing son of slain Police Senior Master Sergeant (PSMS) Dianne Marie Gabres Mollenido was found dead in a calamansi farm in Barangay Maluid, Victoria, Tarlac, police confirmed on Friday,
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Palace reviews legal action over fake Marcos medical records
VIGOR Mendoza II (right), chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, supervises a roadworthiness inspection of public utility vehicles at the Sta. Cruz motor vehicle inspection center in Manila on Thursday, Jan. 29. The LTFRB...
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JUSTICE FOR SARGE DIANE
Authorities are tracking the final activities of a policewoman whose body was found wrapped in cloth and plastic in a creek along the Pulilan-baliuag Bypass Road on Jan. 24, more than a week after she and her eight-year-old son went missing.
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KIDNAP DRAMA
Police rescued a 59-year-old businessman and arrested three suspects, including the victim’s cousin—an AWOL police officer—who was the alleged mastermind, following a tense kidnapping in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, on Monday,
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RORO SHIP SINKS
A roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel bound for Jolo, Sulu, carrying more than 350 people, sank off Basilan early Monday morning, January 26, leaving at least 18 dead and 24 others missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
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MAYOR SURVIVES AMBUSH
COTABATO CITY – Mayor Akmad Ampatuan of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao del Sur escaped uninjured in an ambush on his two-vehicle convoy Sunday morning, but two of his escorts were hurt.
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JEALOUS RAGE
A laborer who allegedly killed his 17-year-old former live-in partner out of jealousy in Lipa City, Batangas, surrendered to the Camarines Sur police yesterday, two days after the teenager’s body was found.
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