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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Internal Affairs Service (IAS) should be separate from the police force so that investigations into PNP personnel would be independent and transparent, former senator Panfilo Lacson said on Wednesday. During the Pandesal Forum in Quezon City, Lacson explained that the IAS of other countries’ police forces usually strike fear among officers as they know that it investigates intently and independently. This is not the case in the Philippines, Lacson pointed out. “I think the PNP law should be revisited, let us strengthen the Internal Affairs Service. We have that, but it is […]…

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UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball schedule October 16, Wednesday – Mall of Asia Arena 4pm – NU Bulldogs vs FEU Tamaraws 6pm – La Salle Green Archers vs UST Growling Tigers UAAP: La Salle, UP still on top as Final Four scramble heats up After eight games so far, two teams, unsurprisingly, still banner the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament—defending champion La Salle and last year’s Finals rival University of the Philippines (UP), who are both sporting similar 7-1 (win-loss) records. When the two squads locked horns once again this season, the Green Archers reasserted their dominance over the […]…

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MANILA, Philippines – The government will be providing legal assistance to the Filipinas trafficked in Cambodia to become surrogate mothers, a senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official said Tuesday. Speaking at the sidelines of the 2nd regional meeting of Southeast Asia National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty said of the 20 Filipinas reportedly rescued by Cambodian authorities, seven may return to the Philippines soon while the 13 who are pregnant may face criminal liability as surrogacy is a criminal offense in Cambodia. “Nasabi naman sa amin ng mga delegates ng Cambodia na nasa mabuting kondisyon ang mga Pilipinong […]…

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Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in adulthood, and an elegy in old age.” With such musings, make no mistake, Jose Rizal was a traveler, not a tourist. Unlike people who go on European package tours, herded like cattle in tourist coaches to see 10 countries in 12 days, […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian believes the presence of Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) big boss Lin Xunhan (under the identity of Lyu Dong) in the chamber’s next hearing is vital to the probe on proliferation of illegal Pogos nationwide. Gatchalian, in an ambush interview on Tuesday, said he had asked the Senate panel on women headed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros to invite Lin in the next hearing. READ: PAOCC arrests Chinese Pogo ‘boss of the boss’ “This Boss Boga otherwise known as Mr. Lin, has many revelations about the Pogo in Bamban and how Guo Hua Ping (dismissed […]…

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