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Quake strikes Baler
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Baler town in Aurora at 9:41 a.m. on Tuesday.
The tectonic quake’s epicenter was located 98 kilometers east of Baler.
Intensity 4 ground movement was felt in Quezon City, Baler and Manila; Intensity 3 in Makati, Dingalan town in Aurora, La Trinidad, Benguet and Baguio City.
Intensity 2 was felt in Lucban town [...]
Bandits ambush bus in Lanao del Norte; 1 dead, 3 hurt
One person was killed while three others were wounded after bandits ambushed a rural transit bus in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Sunday.
Brig. Gen. Hilario Atendido, the military’s Task Force Tabak commander, said the bus was on its way to Zamboanga City when fired upon by at least 10 gunmen in Sitio Bliss, Barangay Kawit Oriental [...]
‘Filipino diplomats should set good example in treating domestic helpers
By JULIE JAVELLANA-SANTOS
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Ambitious zero-illegal recruitment bid faces many hurdles in La Union
MANDALUYONG CITY–A bid to stomp out illegal recruitment in La Union province within a year got off on a slow start, with the nonprofit group leading this ambitious project bracing itself for “booby traps” along the way.
Marge Madiguid of Kanlungan Center Foundation Inc. said there was no formal launch yet for its “zero illegal recruitment [...]
2 ex-military colonels included in coup charge post bail
MANILA, Philippines - Two retired military colonels who were implicated in an alleged coup plot against the government alongside former assemblyman Homobono Adaza on Tuesday posted bail for their temporary liberty.
Former Colonels Ernie Amboy and Cesar dela Peña each posted a P80,000 bail bond at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 92 where the [...]
Pinay pleads innocent in Dubai drug case
MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino woman accused of selling a banned drug to a police informant in the United Arab Emirates pleaded innocent during arraignment, a news report in the Gulf News daily said on Tuesday.
UK to punish sponsors of overstayers
The British government has adopted a stricter visa policy that requires foreigners who sponsor visa applications of their relatives to face sanctions, including jail sentence, if their relatives fail to return home before the visa expiration.
The British Embassy in Manila announced the new visa rules along with the program granting short-term, low-cost visas for group [...]
UP prof found dead in Quiapo
A University of the Philippines professor was found dead inside his room in Quiapo, Manila, radio dzMM reported Monday.
The body of Joseph Lachica, 35, was already in a state of decomposition when officers of the Manila Police District Homicide Division retrieved it from a room at No. 862 Gonzalo Puyat St.
Senior Police Officer 2 Benito [...]