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First group of 62 Thai nationals arrives safely in Turkey from Iran

A group of 62 Thai nationals has crossed from Iran into Turkey as part of a Royal Thai Government evacuation effort linked to an ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with onward travel to Thailand planned over March 8 and today, March 9. Officials at the Kapıköy border checkpoint received the first group on the …

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Hontiveros eyes ₱52.8-B emergency fund to cushion global oil crisis

MANILA — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday proposed to Congress the P52.8-B emergency fund to help cushion the economic impact of the global oil crisis. During a press briefing, she said that the proposed emergency package would fund subsidies for the transport and agriculture sectors and support the possible repatriation and reintegration of overseas Filipino workers

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Cop killed amid homeowners election caucus in Bulacan

GUIGUINTO, Bulacan — A police officer was killed and another person wounded in a gun attack by an unidentified armed man in this town on Sunday night, March 8. Col. Librado Manarang Jr., Guiguinto police chief, identified the victim as PMSg. Jose Uring, 50, an operative assigned to the Bulacan Provincial Intelligence Unit at Camp

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Claire Castro tells Edgar Erice: It’s your peers who rejected you

MANILA, Philippines — Palace press officer Claire Castro on Monday denied Malacañang’s involvement in the replacement of Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice as House senior deputy minority leader, saying the lawmaker should simply accept that his peers rejected him from the post. This came after the lawmaker claimed that his “legitimate criticism” of Marcos was the reason for his

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Man shoots ex-partner dead in Quezon; police probe ‘crime of passion’

MANILA, Philippines — A man allegedly shot his ex-partner dead in Quezon Province in what police are now investigating as a “crime of passion,” the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. The suspect reportedly killed the victim at his workplace, a clothing shop in Lucena City, on Thursday morning, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said

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BuCor chief hits back at Baligod, ex-Marines with criminal raps

MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has filed criminal complaints against the 18 former Marines and Atty. Levito Baligod for linking him to a multi-million-peso kickback scheme. Catapang filed complaints before the Department of Justice for libel under the Revised Penal Code in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act

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Surgery case under scrutiny after conflicting accounts over post-op condition

A Thai plastic surgeon defended himself after the patient’s family complained that a man remained unconscious for four days and his condition worsened following nose and chin surgery on March 4. The complainant, 34 year old Jiraphat, contacted the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive, saying his older brother, 37 year old Ittiphat, is still in critical …

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