DAVAO, Philippines (AP) — A landslide and building damage caused by a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines killed four people and injured dozens. The Office of Civil Defense said Thursday morning that two people died and 18 were injured in a landslide set off by the quake in Magsaysay town in Davao del Sur […]
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Palau is not a discriminating country: Palau President
Palau’s top leader expressed strong support for Filipino boy, Carlos Manuel, who was recently questioned by some netizens for speaking up in the world stage about his climate crisis experience in Palau, adding emphasis that Palau is ‘not a discriminating country.’ President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. on Wednesday, October 2, said he is glad that the […]
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US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
TALUSTUSAN, Philippines (AP) — The American priest’s voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt. On the other end, recording the call, was a young man battered by shame but anxious to get the priest to describe exactly what had happened in this little […]
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Former Pres and Palauan journalist to check on Mike Taman in Philippines
The defense attorney and former President of Palau Johnson Toribiong is set to fly to Philippines along with a Palauan journalist to try and extradite Mike Taman who was arrested at Manila airport and detained at custodial facility in Quezon City for alleged possession of methamphetamine. Toribiong said, “I am volunteering to go. I am […]
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Almost all postal packages with meth arrived from US
The fingers are often pointed at the Philippines when the officials talk about methamphetamine entry in Palau which is a fact. But, United States of America (USA) as well happens to be a country of origin from where methamphetamine enters Palau. The postal inspector Sherry Sisior said, “Most of the drugs that I have seized […]
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Palauan nabbed in Manila currently detained in PDEA facility
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that the Palauan man who was previously arrested by Philippine operatives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila for alleged possession of meth is currently detained inside its custodial facility in Quezon City. An information obtained by Island Times from PDEA’s Public Information Office – National […]