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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to enforce stricter security measures in the checkpoints and borders of Lamitan City, Basilan following the killing of the father of Dr. Chao-Tiao Yumol, the pri
(Photo courtesy of Lamitan CPS Facebook) MANILA - Interior Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. on Friday directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to tighten security in Lamitan City, Basilan province following the slaying of retired policeman Rolando Yumol, father of the principal suspect in the Ateneo shooting incident last Sunday. "I have ordered the PNP to tighten existing checkpoints in Lamitan City, including its borders to prevent the culprits in the Yumol slaying from escaping," Abalos said. The DILG secretary assured the public that the PNP is on top of the ...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko formalized the P289.6 million worth of grant aid—P204 million for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and P85.6 million for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)—under the Ja
GRANT DEAL. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (left) and Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko seal their exchange of diplomatic notes with a handshake at the Department of Foreign Affairs office in Pasay City on Thursday (June 9, 2022). Japan will provide a JPY710 million (approximately PHP289.6 million) grant aid to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the Philippine Coast Guard. (DFA photo by Philip Fernandez) MANILA - Tokyo will provide a 710 million Japanese yen (approximately PHP289.6 million) grant aid to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
A PNP-Special Action Force (SAF) member and a murder suspect were killed while three other persons were injured during a shootout in Barangay Baas, Lamitan City, Basilan Tuesday afternoon, December 7. The shootout occurred during a service of search warrant against Jerry Harayin y Omar aka Borhan O