Two members of the Philippine National Police in Tagum City Police Station were found positive of using illegal drugs.
Partylist representative Carlos Isagani Zarate said they will refile House Bill 5540 or the Comprehensive Nursing Law in the next Congress after President Benigno Aquino III vetoed the provision increasing the entry-level pay of nurses.
Incoming Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza urged Filipinos to stay the course after the success of the preliminary talks between the government and the National Democratic Front in Oslo, Norway.
The formal peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will resume in the third week of July in Oslo, Norway, officials announced.
After the beheading of the second Canadian hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group in Sulu on Monday, incoming Presidential legal counsel Atty. Salvador Panelo said President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will deal with all lawless elements including the ASG, but will clearly uphold the “no ransom policy” of the government on kidnapping.
The New People’s Army on Tuesday night, June 13, released a video of its captive police chief from Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former religious leader and a school owner, Ernesto Abella, as his spokesperson on Monday night, June 13 in Davao City.
Bayan Muna Party-list welcomed the resumption of peace talks between the communists and the incoming Duterte administration.
The Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 claimed the chief of police captured by the New People’s Army in Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental province is not involved in drug-related activities in the area as alleged by the NPA.
The Police Regional Office 11 said that an estimate of 100 police officials are now undergoing training to know if they will be qualified to be part of the security group of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
