Author: Philippine News Agency
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Boy, 7, killed, younger brother injured in Davao del Sur grenade blast
DIGOS CITY (PNA) – A seven-year-old boy died on the spot while his five-year-old brother was injured when the grenade they were toying with exploded in Sitio Buongon, Barangay Rizal, Malalag, Davao del Sur Thursday, July 7.
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Losing vice mayoral bet in Maguindanao yields 7 loose guns
PARANG, Maguindanao (PNA) – One-hundred eighteen assorted firearms, including those owned by a losing vice mayoral bet, were seized across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) since last week.
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Former MILF field commander locked in clan war killed in Maguindanao ambush
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police and military forces are jointly hunting down two men who ambushed and killed a former field commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao, Wednesday, July 6.
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Comelec-Baguio holds special voter registration for LGBTQ on July 9
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in this city who want to register for the December barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will be prioritized on Saturday, July 9, the Commission on Elections said Thursday, July 7.
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Kalanggaman Island in Leyte closed for one-month rehab
TACLOBAN CITY – Kalanggaman, the top destination in Leyte, is closed to tourists for one month to pave way for the rehabilitation of the picturesque island.
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Police neutralize 2 robbers in Maguindanao gunfight
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao (PNA) – Police neutralized two suspected robbers during a shootout in Barangay Awang here Tuesday, July 5.
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Former ASG bomb courier killed in clash with State troops in Basilan
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan (PNA) – A bomb courier formerly identified with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed while his companion escaped during a shootout with government troops in this city, the military said Thursday, June 30.
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Jail time, P5,000 fine for improper burial of pets in Naga City
NAGA CITY (PNA) – A pet owner faces a maximum penalty of imprisonment of not more than a month or be fined P5,000 or both for failure to bury the remains of a pet in the designated resting place.
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Davao de Oro barangay chairman shot dead
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Authorities have formed a special task force to look into the killing of a barangay chairman in Monkayo, Davao de Oro Sunday, June 26.
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Benguet governor suspends mandatory wearing of high visibility vests
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – The mandatory wearing of high visibility vest in Benguet has been suspended pending amendments to the ordinance.
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Good-natured Butuan City barangay chairman slain
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The chairman of Barangay Sto. Niño here was killed by still unidentified gunmen Friday, June 24, the second shooting incident involving village officials in this city in just three days.
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8 dead, 6 hurt in gunfight between police, gunmen in Maguindanao
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Eight persons died while six others were injured after a firefight erupted Wednesday, June 22, between an armed group and police in Barangay Mileb, Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao.
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Bago City honors, grants cash reward to new boxing champ
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Bago in Negros Occidental honored the country’s latest boxing champion Arthur Villanueva with a hero’s welcome and a cash incentive on Thursday.
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Manhunt on for killers of 3 village watchmen
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao – A manhunt has been ordered against still-unidentified men who shot dead three village watchmen near a voting center in Buluan, Maguindanao on Monday morning.
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Cops priming charges vs. PAG linked to Maguindanao ambush
GUINDULUNGAN, Maguindanao – Police authorities are readying charges of multiple murder and multiple frustrated murder charges against a local armed group leader believed to be behind the weekend ambush here that left nine dead and three others wounded.
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DOST allots P2.9-M for Catanduanes water desalination project
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Science and Technology in Bicol (DOST-5) through its Catanduanes provincial office will soon build desalination facilities that will provide clean, potable water to two barangays.
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BARMM seizes illegal telecoms devices in Lanao Sur
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao – Police and telecommunications officials have seized more than 50 illegally operated cellular mobile repeaters and portable cell sites during law enforcement operations in Marawi City, officials said Saturday, Feb. 12.
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Bombing attempt at Maguindanao power firm compound foiled
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao — An alert utility worker of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) here prevented what could have been a bloody Thursday afternoon at work after he found a bomb and alerted authorities about it, police said.