Windows26: PNP to reopen 2020 slay case of PCSO official

September 30, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering the PNP's reopening of a 2020 murder case involving a PCSO official, live updates on Typhoon Julian, and the DOJ's probe into Alice Guo's alleged spy links.

PNP to reopen 2020 slay case of PCSO official

The Philippine National Police will reopen its investigation into the murder of retired general and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga in 2020 as new details came to light implicating high-ranking officials in the killing.

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LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Julian

Get updated on Julian, which is battering Northern Luzon, as it nears super typhoon level.

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DOJ wants Guo's spy links claims probed

The revelation of a "discarded Chinese spy" imprisoned in Thailand linking dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to Chinese espionage operations in the Philippines is a "lead" that security agents need to investigate, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said on Sunday.

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AFP: No Chinese drills in WPS as Beijing claimed

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday said it had not monitored any Chinese military exercises near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, contrary to Beijing's claim on Saturday, when the Philippines carried out joint drills with its allies in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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Filipinos in Lebanon now want exit

Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said most overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Beirut declined government offers of repatriation last week. But more Filipinos were stricken with panic after Israeli fighter jets dropped dozens of bunker-busting bombs on a number of buildings in Beirut's Dahieh suburb.

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EDITORIAL: Smugglers' days numbered?

Last week, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act No. 12022, or the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, which now classify smuggling, hoarding, profiteering, and cartel operations involving agricultural and fishery products as economic sabotage — a nonbailable offense punishable by life imprisonment and fines of up to five times the value of the goods involved.

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