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Cebu Provincial Board seeks stronger measures amid rising HIV cases

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board has urged the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) and the Cebu Provincial Health Office (CPHO) to intensify monitoring and initiate measures amid the increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Cebu. The call was made through Resolution No. 2305-2026, authored by Board Member Dason Larenz

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Minor found with .45 caliber pistol inside Camarines Sur school

LEGAZPI CITY — A 15-year-old student was turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) after teachers found him carrying a .45-caliber pistol inside a school in Tinambac, Camarines Sur, on Wednesday. Police Col. Tyrone Razon Dotimas, Officer-in-Charge of the Camarines Sur police provincial office, said a female student reported her fellow

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BuCor frees 1,156 qualified PDLs to ease prison congestion

MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has freed 1,156 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) over the past month, with 54 more released on Friday. The released PDLs, whose latest batch attended culmination rites on Friday, came from various correctional facilities nationwide. The New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa recorded the highest number of releases

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Tulfo hits Cayetano with ‘Boy Banat’ jab: Relax, flood probe coming

MANILA, Philippines — Senate blue ribbon committee chair Erwin Tulfo on Friday branded Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano as “Boy Banat” and told him to “relax” after the latter challenged him to continue the panel’s investigation into the controversial flood control anomalies. “We have investigations into flood control that we will conduct. So tell

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PNP reports lower crime rate after 3 months of ‘Safer Cities’ initiative

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported lower crime rates across the country after three months of implementing the “Safer Cities” initiative. “The Philippines is safer now as compared to the previous periods,” PNP public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co said in an interview with reporters in Camp Crame on Friday. “We

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Matibag: NBI to subpoena Phisgoc 2019 officials over SEA Games probe

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will subpoena officials of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) in connection with the bureau’s probe into the alleged funding irregularities of a sports complex built in New Clark City, Tarlac, which was used in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, according to Director

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The best Phi Phi island tour from Phuket leaves at 6am and here is why

Most Phi Phi island tours from Phuket leave around 8am. They arrive at Maya Bay between 9 and 10am, the same window as the day-trip fleet from Krabi, Koh Lanta, and Phi Phi Don. The beach is crowded before most people have finished their breakfast. That is not a bad tour company. That is just …

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Thai driver says apology fails to stop road rage suspect from damaging car

A Thai driver reported a road rage incident on Nonthaburi road to police after a man climbed onto the bonnet of his pickup truck, damaged the windscreen and remained on the moving vehicle following a dispute. The 28 year old complainant, Pornchai Praphai, filed a report with Sai Noi Police Station yesterday, July 16, after …

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Indian fortune teller arrested over illegal work in Pattaya

An Indian fortune teller in Pattaya was arrested yesterday, July 16, after Tourist Police accused him of working without a permit and allegedly charging tourists for fortune-telling and spiritual rituals. Following complaints from residents and tourists, Tourist Police investigated reports that a group of South Asian men, particularly Indian nationals, dressed in religious-style clothing, were …

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