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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police arrested two brothers who allegedly robbed a mining company in Mankayan, this province, of P13.2 million in gold bullions and killed five employees in 2003 after nine years of hiding in Compostela, Davao de Oro on Friday, April 14. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr.,...

When he passed away at age 96 last Nov. 30, former president Jiang Zemin was acclaimed by the Communist Party of China in a published letter to its members: “(His) death is an incalculable loss to our Party and our military and our people of all ethnic groups.” Jiang served as president of...

Senators on Wednesday expressed elation over the signing into law of Republic Act 11862 which amends the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, saying it is an important and much-needed victory for women, children, and all victims of human trafficking. One significant reform under the law is the...

Twelve minors, who the police said are victims of trafficking, were rescued by authorities in Taguig City on April 5. They were rescued at about 1:45 p.m. by personnel of the Philippine National Police’s Women and Children Protection Center-Transnational Crime Investigation Task Force...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified on Thursday, Aug. 12, that barangay tanod (barangay security officers) and other members of the “police auxiliary units (PAU)’’ are not allowed under the law to carry firearms while on official duties and other functions....