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Soldier shoots dead fellow soldier in Capiz

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A soldier was killed on Thursday by his fellow soldier inside their headquarters in Tapaz, Capiz, an official said. Capt. Eduardo Precioso, spokesman for the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, identified the fatality as Private First Class Delio Sebarillo, 37, a soldier designated to Alpha Coy under the 94th Infantry Battalion while the suspect was identified as Private First […]

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6 kidnapped Zamboanga family members ‘rescued’ in Sulu

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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces have allegedly rescued six members of a farming family kidnapped in Zamboanga del Norte’s Sirawai town and were all handed over Thursday to the municipal mayor, a military spokesman said. Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, of the Western Mindanao Command, said the victims were rescued by soldiers and policemen before midnight on Wednesday in the village […]

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Inquirer News 

Russian hackers used US online infrastructure against itself

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Russian hackers used US online infrastructure against itself

WASHINGTON — Exactly seven months before the 2016 presidential election, Russian government hackers made it onto a Democratic committee’s network.

One of their carefully crafted fraudulent emails had hit pay dirt, enticing an employee to click a link and enter her password.

That breach of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was the first significant step in gaining access to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) network.

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Joint panel to summon PNP and AFP execs over Samar misencounter

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The joint panel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of National Defense (DND) will summon uniformed officials to explain the bloody misencounter between the police and military in Samar, Interior Officer-in-Charge Sec. Eduardo M. Año said Tuesday. Año said the joint DILG-DND Board of Inquiry (BOI) would let police and military officials explain why prior communication and coordination were not made between forces conducting operations in the area.

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Many Brazilians look to military amid anger at politicians

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Many Brazilians look to military amid anger at politicians

RIO DE JANEIRO — Furious at corrupt politicians and fearful of deteriorating security, many Brazilians are calling for a military intervention to clean house of crooked leaders and crack down on heavily armed drug gangs. While chances of a military takeover in Latin America’s largest nation are small, the calls have become such a part of the national discussion that several generals have felt compelled to deny any interest in such a move — though that hasn’t kept them from sounding off on politics in a way that raises questions.

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Villagers flee as military launches operation vs suspected Maute gunmen

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The military launched an air strike-backed operation against suspected Maute gunmen in Tubaran town in Lanao del Sur on Sunday, but no casualty was immediately reported.

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