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Lacson to summon BoC, PDEA officials OFFICIALS of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will be summoned by the Senate to explain why they auctioned off a shipment of illegal drugs. 3EN 0ANkLO ,ACSON 0UBLIC /RDER
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INGAPORE: China’s defense minister warned Sunday that its m i l i t a r y would “resolutely take action� to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) waters.
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A teacher hangs a ‘welcome’ sign at a classroom at the Silangan Elementary School in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City on Sunday. More than 27 million students will start their classes on today. PHOTO BY ROGER RANADA
7)4( TWO SESSION DAYS REMAINING THE Senate is expected to pass on Monday a proposed bill increasing the excise tax on tobacco products in a bid to reduce smoking among Filipinos and raise funding for the government’s Universal Health Care (UHC) program.
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THE controversial Tulfo brothers have lost security details provided by the police and the military just days after one of them angered uniformed perSONNEL BY BERATING 3OCIAL 7ELFARE 3ECRETARY 2OLANDO "AUTISTA a retired general. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said it had recalled the Philippine Marine Corps security detail of special envoy Ramon “Mon� 4ULFO AMONG OTHERS gDUE TO THE dearth of personnel.� “The [Marine] Corps has sent correspondence to their respec-
tive principals since last year informing them of the order requiring the Marines to report back to the headquarters for consequent deployment to forWARD UNITS u !REVALO SAID IN A statement. The Philippine National PoLICE 0.0 MEANWHILE SAID PERsonnel guarding Tulfo’s brothers ‡ %RWIN "EN AND 2AFFY ‡ WERE also being recalled as part of a reevaluation. Reports also said that ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo — Raffy’s wife — would also lose her security detail.
“I want the PNP to reassess and evaluate the policy and protocol of providing police security to different personalities because THIS IS JUST A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT u SAID ,OCAL 'OVERNMENT 3ECRETARY %DUARDO !Ă„O WHOSE department oversees the PNP. The AFP’s Arevalo denied that the recall of Mon Tulfo’s security detail had been prompted by his younger brother’s tirade against Bautista after the latter declined to be interviewed. !Ă„O HOWEVER SAID g2ECIPIENT personalities must abide proper
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