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'All falsehoods': Paolo Duterte, Paul Gutierrez respond to ex-Customs exec's drug smuggling claim

💡 Trivia 'All falsehoods': Paolo Duterte, Paul Gutierrez respond to ex-Customs exec's drug smuggling claim

Rep. Paolo Duterte (Davao City) has denied having transacted with former Customs intelligence officer Jimmy Guban, who recently namedropped him and two others as being the true owners of the multi-billion peso shabu smuggled into the country through magnetic lifters in 2018. Source: 'All falsehoods': Paolo Duterte, Paul Gutierrez respond to ex-Customs exec’s drug smuggling claim
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Army generals debunk Bato's claim of NPA surge

Army generals debunk Bato's claim of NPA surge

Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau) TACLOBAN CITY—Two Army officials in the Visayas have debunked the claim of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa that recruitment activities of the New People’s Army (NPA) are once again active under the Marcos administration. Maj. Gen. Camilo Ligayo, commanding general of the 8th Infantry Division based in Catbalogan City, Samar, and Maj. Gen. Marion Sison, commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division based in Jamindan, Capiz, dismissed the senator’s assertion, saying the communist insurgency in the country has actually weakened. “They (communist rebels) are still there, but they are not gaining strength. It (recruitment) is not happening here (Eastern Visayas)...
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SC rejects drug test for candidates but OKs for elected ones

💡 Trivia SC rejects drug test for candidates but OKs for elected ones

“The provision requiring the mandatory drug testing of candidates is unconstitutional because it expanded the requirements of candidates under the Constitution, but it upheld the random drug testing of private and public officials,” said lawyer Sue Mae Ting, the SC spokesperson. Source: Supreme Court says mandatory drug testing for bets ‘unconstitutional’ - Manila Standard
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Was recent skirmish at Scarborough Shoal a calculated diversionary tactic?

Was recent skirmish at Scarborough Shoal a calculated diversionary tactic?

.. The recent skirmish at Scarborough Shoal, where Chinese Air Force aircraft allegedly dropped flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force NC-212i plane, is a significant and alarming event in the ongoing maritime tensions and disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) between the Philippines and China. Nevertheless, it is indeed puzzling why the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would choose to engage in such a high-risk and provocative action, where a Philippine Air Force aircraft deliberately entered the airspace over Scarborough Shoal — especially considering that the shoal is under de facto Chinese control. The Chinese response to such a move from the Philippines was predictably swift and firm, given their established...
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Was recent skirmish at Scarborough Shoal a calculated diversionary tactic?

Was recent skirmish at Scarborough Shoal a calculated diversionary tactic?

.. The recent skirmish at Scarborough Shoal, where Chinese Air Force aircraft allegedly dropped flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force NC-212i plane, is a significant and alarming event in the ongoing maritime tensions and disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) between the Philippines and China. Nevertheless, it is indeed puzzling why the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would choose to engage in such a high-risk and provocative action, where a Philippine Air Force aircraft deliberately entered the airspace over Scarborough Shoal — especially considering that the shoal is under de facto Chinese control. The Chinese response to such a move from the Philippines was predictably swift and firm, given their established...
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Over 2,300 Chinese nationals repatriated due to POGOs since 2022

Over 2,300 Chinese nationals repatriated due to POGOs since 2022

Six Chinese workers of îllégâl Philippine offshore gaming operators line up at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 to board a Philippine Airlines flight to Wuhan, China yesterday after the Bureau of Immigration ordered their deportation. Edd Gumban BACOLOR, Pampanga — More than 2,300 Chinese nationals have been repatriated from the Philippines over issues related to îllégâl Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) since 2022, according to the Bureau of Immigration. From 2022 to 2024, at least 2,379 Chinese nationals have been deported, around half or 1,207 of whom were asked to leave the country in connection to their employment at POGO hubs. "But there were also Chinese nationals who were sent home because they...
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Guban testimony not yet gospel truth, still needs validation Barbers

Guban testimony not yet gospel truth, still needs validation Barbers

Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Barbers INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA BACOLOR, Pampanga — Despite delivering a bombshell testimony, former Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence officer Jimmy Guban’s claims linking personalities to the missing shabu shipment in 2018 will still be assessed by the committee to determine their validity. Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers made this clarification on Friday, in an interview with reporters after the House of Representatives quad-committee’s first hearing ended. According to Barbers, Guban’s claims will still be studied if it will be used in the final committee report. “We will really weigh this information, you can expect that the committee will not come up with...
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Bato claims Marcos admin working with leftists, yellows' vs Duterte

Bato claims Marcos admin working with leftists, yellows' vs Duterte

FILE PHOTO: Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Bato dela Rosa said he feels like people from the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are actively working with the “leftists” and “yellows” to pin down former President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies. The former top cop turned senator said it pains him to think about this scenario. “Isipin mo, there seems to be — I really can feel it – that there is an alliance between this government, mga makakaliwa, at mga yellow. Nagkakasama-sama na sila just to pin down the Duterte people so it pains me a lot,” he told reporters in a virtual press conference on Friday. (Think about it, there seems to be — I really can feel it — that there is an...
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Duterte-issued land titles in Boracay invalid DAR

Duterte-issued land titles in Boracay invalid DAR

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has invalidated the certificate of land and ownership awards (CLOAs) distributed by former president Rodrigo Duterte to members of the Ati community in Boracay. In an interview with The STAR, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the CLOAs covering 1,300 square meters were awarded to members of the Ati in June 2019 while the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law or Republic Act 6657 ended on June 30, 2014. “Nothing was revoked. First, the CLOA that was awarded has no legal leg to stand (on), no legal basis,” Estrella said. Estrella added that the lands cannot be covered under CARP unless a notice of coverage was issued after the June 30, 2014 deadline. Members...
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Guo cries political harassment

Guo cries political harassment

In this May 22, 2024 file photo, then Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo appears at a Senate inquiry into offshore gaming operators. Senate PH MANILA, Philippines — The camp of dismissed mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to junk the human trafficking complaint lodged against her, saying it was a “politically motivated smear campaign” aimed to tarnish her reputation. The former mayor likewise claimed that the basis for her implication in human trafficking were “mere electric bills and documents” of Baofu Land Development Inc., which leased its property to an offshore gaming hub. Guo asked the DOJ investigating panel yesterday to reopen the case and admit her attached sworn statement. In a...
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Surprise House witness tags Paolo Duterte, 2 others in îllégâl drug smuggling

Surprise House witness tags Paolo Duterte, 2 others in îllégâl drug smuggling

Photo shows former Customs intel officer Jimmy Guban during a senate inquiry. The STAR / Geremy Pintolo MANILA, Philippines (Updated 6:18 p.m.) — Jimmy Guban, a former Customs officer who served as a key witness in a shabu smuggling controversy under former President Rodrigo Duterte, has resurfaced to confess that it was Rep. Paolo Duterte (First District, Davao City), Manases Carpio and Michael Yang who owned the magnetic lifters that were found to have concealed P11-billion worth of îllégâl drugs in 2018. Guban told the House quad-committee on Friday during its first inquiry that he lied about the persons responsible for the îllégâl shipment of shabu during his testimony to the Senate in 2018 because of threats to his and his...
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VP's husband, Polong linked to drug smuggling

VP's husband, Polong linked to drug smuggling

Photo shows former Bureau of Customs intelligence officer Jimmy Guban testifying during a Senate hearing in 2018. Edd Gumban MANILA, Philippines — A former intelligence officer of the Bureau of Customs yesterday linked Davao City Rep. Paolo “Polong” Duterte to the smuggling of îllégâl drugs, including P11 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu confiscated in 2018. Also implicated by Jimmy Guban during the second joint hearing of the House of Representatives’ so-called quad committee were lawyer Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, and Chinese businessman Michael Yang, who served as economic adviser of former president Rodrigo Duterte. The quad committee is composed of the House panels on...
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Policeman in Cebu Nabbed For Raping His Minor Daughter

Policeman in Cebu Nabbed For Raping His Minor Daughter

A police officer was arrested in Barangay Langub, Asturias, Cebu, after he was accused of raping his minor daughter on several occasions. Police Major Windell Abellana, public information officer of Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO), said the arrest was prompted by a complaint filed by the victim and her mother. (Name of the suspect are withheld to protect the identity of the victim and her family) Abellana said the mother and the minor went to Liloan Police Station to report the alleged rape prompting the police operatives to conduct a hot pursuit operation. The 42-year-old suspect who holds the rank of patrolman in the Philippine National Police (PNP) organization was no longer in their house when the responding police...
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Hokus Pokus?

Hokus Pokus?

The wife of the police officer who was killed during a rescue operation for kidnap victims in Pampanga said a policeman shot her husband. According to police reports, members of the Philippine National Police’s Anti-Kidnapping Group were conducting a rescue operation for two abducted Chinese nationals on Aug. 3 in Angeles City when the shooting ensued. Staff Sergeant Nelson Santiago was hit and later pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, while Police Chief Master Sergeant Eden Accede was wounded. When asked if her information came from the police, Mary Rose said “no,” adding that her family and relatives conducted their information gathering on the case. “Lunes (Aug. 5) ko na po nalaman dahil di nila ako makausap nung Sabado...
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The E911 is a next-generation emergency call system designed to provide faster, more accurate, and efficient responses to emergencies.

The E911 is a next-generation emergency call system designed to provide faster, more accurate, and efficient responses to emergencies.

LOOK: Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos, together with PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil observed the simulation of the E911 services at the PNP Command Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday, August 16. The E911 is a next-generation emergency call system designed to provide faster, more accurate, and efficient responses to emergencies. Unlike the traditional 911 system, E911 utilizes advanced technology to pinpoint caller location, handle multiple forms of communication, and integrate with other emergency services such as fire departments, medical responders, and other relevant agencies to coordinate efforts. 📸: Mark Balmores | MB
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Ala-James Bond': PNP-CSG to tap 575,000 security guards as police's intel network vs criminals, spiesand even POGOs

Ala-James Bond': PNP-CSG to tap 575,000 security guards as police's intel network vs criminals, spiesand even POGOs

Bond, James Bond--the Pinoy version and there will be a lot of them. The Civil Security Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-CSG) is eyeing to tap around 575,000 security guards in the country as the government’s eyes and ears not only to further improve the peace and order situation in the country but also in addressing national security-related concerns that include espionage and îllégâl presence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
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