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(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) MANILA - The Philippine Army (PA) on Thursday said disaster response teams from its units near the areas affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake are now helping government and private responders in relief efforts and in clearing landslide-hit key roads. In a statement, Army spokesperson, Col. Xerxes Trinidad, said the responding units are from the Isabela-based 5th Infantry Division and the Nueva Ecija-headquartered 7th Infantry Division. "(The) 54th Infantry Battalion troops and one squad of CAFGU Active Auxiliary rescued stranded patients aboard an amb...

PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday welcomed the initiative of some presidential candidates to undergo voluntary drug testing. "We will document the results, of course. It's good that they are serving as good examples to the public," said PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, in a statement. He, however, said this will not stop the PNP from initiating an investigation in case there is valuable information that will link a candidate to the illegal drug trade or drug use. Carlos also reiterated that w...