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CPP KomMid’s ‘next in line’ now dead too
THE Mindanao Commission (KomMid) of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in charge of the remaining stronghold of the communist terrorist group in the country, continues to…
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Senate okays bill declaring August 30 as ‘National Press Freedom Day’
The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC), the country's biggest organization of active members of the press, welcomes the passage last January 27, 2022, on second reading, of…
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Grenade thrown at BOC too, fails to explode
THE main office of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) became the second place in Manila to luckily escape bombing in two days after a fragmentation grenade thrown by still unknown suspects…
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Man ‘surveilling’ BOC employees nabbed in Manila
A MAN “acting suspiciously” was arrested last Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) and reportedly yielded a fully-loaded pistol, a…
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P150M fake COVID test kits, medicines, seized in Manila
JOINT government operatives headed by the Intelligence Group (IG) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced the confiscation of over P150 million worth of fake COVID-19 test kits and…
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RCMG: 166 smugglers, cohorts, sued last year
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last year filed 166 criminal and administrative cases against suspected smugglers and their cohorts in the customs brokerage profession, up by some 36…
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BOCEA tweaks officials for silence over gun attacks on employees
THE Bureau of Customs Employees Association (BOCEA), the recognized union of all customs employees in the country, has tweaked agency officials over their alleged continued silence in…
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BOC starts 2022 smuggling campaign on high note
THE Bureau of Customs started its anti-smuggling campaign for the year with seizures of smuggled cigarettes in Cagayan de Oro and Davao and the arrest of an illegal drugs recipient in…
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‘Hand in Hand for a Stronger and Reinforced China-Philippines Friendship’
(Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of the speech delivered last January 17, 2022 by Chinese Foreign Minister, HE Wang Yi, which we are reprinting due to its relevance).
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CPP fronts, allies, succeed in pushing bogus ‘HR Defenders’ bill in Congress
VARIOUS sectors in the Philippines have expressed alarm and indignation over Congress’ passage of a bill protecting human rights ‘defenders’ but which would have the result of giving…
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