LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two alleged armed drug pushers were arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by police in General Trias City, Cavite, early Thursday, July 9. The Police Regional Office 4-A (PRO-4A) said operatives from the city drug enforcement unit arrested the suspects, identified only by their aliases “Harley” and “Wilfredo,” after they allegedly
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WATCH: Calilung only verified VP’s ‘kill threat,’ not existence of hitman
MANILA, Philippines — Under questioning by Sen. Bam Aquino, NBI Senior Agent John Mark Calilung said he was only tasked with verifying the authenticity of the “kill threat” video of Vice President Sara Duterte, but not with verifying the existence of a hitman. /atm
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WATCH: VP Duterte’s ‘kill threat’ video authentic, not AI-generated – NBI agent
MANILA, Philippines — Under questioning by Sen. Raffy Tulfo, NBI Senior Agent John Mark Calilung said the “kill threat” of Vice President Sara Duterte was authentic, not AI-generated. /atm
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Iloilo City on blue alert as Inday threatens Northern Luzon
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City has raised its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to Blue Alert Status and placed disaster response teams on standby as Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) continues to intensify while moving west-northwestward east of Northern Luzon. The move was announced in Situational Report No. 1 released at 6 p.m. Thursday by the
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Comelec ‘unaffected’ by Ombudsman amid case vs Marcoleta
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday maintained that its decisions are not affected by actions of other government offices amid the plunder case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta over his undeclared campaign donations. “We will not be affected by other cases from other offices,” Comelec
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E-sabong ops busted in Negros town; link to provincial board member eyed
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Board Member Andrew Montelibano has been named a person of interest following the discovery of a multi-million peso illegal online cockfighting (e-sabong) operation in E.B. Magalona town, Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, director of Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), said on Thursday, July 9. A police manhunt operation against a wanted
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6 charged over alleged illegal mining in Surigao del Sur town
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Criminal charges have been filed against six individuals arrested in recent anti-illegal mining operations in Barobo, Surigao del Sur, where authorities seized an estimated P12.2 million worth of gold ores, mining equipment, and other paraphernalia. In a statement, the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) said the complaints stemmed from joint
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Jinggoy Estrada withdraws bid to attend Sara Duterte impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines – Detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has withdrawn a motion before the Sandiganbayan Second Division requesting permission to attend the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The withdrawal was procedural in nature as Estrada’s camp informed the 2nd Division that the motion was intended to be filed before the 5th Division that handles
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Eala’s historic Wimbledon run a source of national pride – Legarda
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda has honored Filipina tennis star Alexandra “Alex” Maniego Eala for her historic run to the fourth round of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, the highest achievement yet by a Filipino in the Open Era and a moment of pride for the nation. Legarda, a four-term senator, filed Proposed Senate Resolution No.
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WATCH: Calilung unaware if Marcos sued over VP ‘kill threat’ video
MANILA, Philippines — Under questioning by the defense, NBI Senior Agent John Mark Calilung says he’s not aware whether President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. filed a complaint over a video showing Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly threatening to have him killed, along with first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. /atm
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