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8 nabbed for illegally cutting trees in Oriental Mindoro, Romblon

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Five individuals were arrested after being allegedly caught cutting coconut trees without a permit in Pinamalayan town on Tuesday, police said in a report on Wednesday.  Personnel of the Pinamalayan Municipal Police Station, led by Police Lt. Col. Joel G. Paningbatan, responded to a report from the Philippine Coconut Authority

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Borongan City declared insurgency-free

TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar, has been declared under a Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC), a milestone that government and military officials said reflects the success of years of sustained operations against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) and paves the way for accelerated development in the province.

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Dodgy cash fines leave Kuwaiti tourists questioning Pattaya police

A group of Kuwaiti tourists spoke to reporters yesterday, July 14, accusing police officers in Pattaya of demanding cash payments for traffic offences, issuing unofficial receipts and refusing to let them pay fines at a police station. The tourists, aged around 20 to 30, claimed they had repeatedly encountered the same practice during visits to …

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Thailand video news | Guests flee early-morning blaze at Chiang Mai hotel, Honest tuk-tuk driver reunites Japanese tourist with lost wallet

In Thailand video news, Alex covers news stories from across Thailand. The stories include a hotel blaze in Chiang Mai sees guests fleeing for safety, then, a random Thai man presenting himself as a government official spreads misleading information about the deadly nightclub fire in Bangkok, also, a karaoke venue has returned 150,000 baht after …

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Australian man flees after assaulting another foreigner in Phuket

An Australian man allegedly assaulted another foreigner following a motorcycle collision and compensation dispute in Phuket yesterday, July 14. The incident was reported by the Phuket Times Facebook page, which published photographs of the aftermath and the injured man. The report said the altercation took place in the Rawai area, although the exact time of the …

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Sandiganbayan sends Marcoleta to Quezon City jail

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday ordered Sen. Rodante Marcoleta‘s transfer to the New Quezon City Jail, Associate Justice Karl Miranda said. Miranda said the court issued the order after the Philippine General Hospital found that Marcoleta had recovered from mild pneumonia, while the Philippine National Police General Hospital declared him fit to travel.

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Oil prices jump following the latest fighting in the Middle East

Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged stock markets lower. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed 9.6% to $83.30 after the United States and Iran each said the Strait of Hormuz is under its control. Fighting in the

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Google accused of stealing copyrighted content in new lawsuit

WASHINGTON, United States — Multiple book publishers sued Google on Tuesday for allegedly stealing copyrighted content, using it to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and then generating content that “directly” competes with the original authors’ work. “The scale and speed at which Gemini can create books and compete with human writers is unprecedented,” the lawsuit

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BJMP: Marcoleta transferred to Quezon City Jail

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) confirmed that it had taken Sen. Rodante Marcoleta into its custody following an order from the Sandiganbayan Third Division. In a message to reporters, BJMP spokesperson Jail Superintendent Jayrex Bustinera said Marcoleta was committed to the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory at 10:49 a.m.

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ICYMI: Prosecution won’t present Lopez anymore: Testimony is redundant

MANILA, Philippines – House prosecution counsel, Lawyer Lorna Kapunan, on Tuesday announced that the panel would no longer present Office of the Vice President chief-of-staff and Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez as a witness in the impeachment trial, as her testimony will only be unnecessary and a surplus./ dp READ: LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of VP Sara

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