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Eleazar orders dismissal proceedings vs cop nabbed for alleged gun-running activities, illegal sale of vehicles

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the start of summary dismissal proceedings against a policeman who was arrested on September 4 for allegedly selling firearms and vehicles with spurious documents in Paranaque City. In a statement, Eleazar said he has directed the Internal Affairs Service to initiate summary dismissal proceedings against  Police Staff Sergeant Michael Salinas, who was nabbed along with  four others–Edwin Justo, Bern Bryan Pingol, and Arnold Aron—during […]

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2 counts of murder against Parañaque cop who shot mother and son in Tarlac over “boga”

  (Eagle News) – Two counts of murder will be filed against a Parañaque police officer who had shot a 52-year old woman and her 25-year old son after a dispute and heated talk while he was trying to arrest the man for using a “boga”, a type of improvised cannon that creates a very loud noise. Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca had already surrendered to the Rosales, Pangasinan Municipal Police Station on Monday night, […]

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Cop acquitted in black man’s shooting leaves Minnesota police force

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) – The Minnesota police officer acquitted in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile has quit the force, officials said Monday. Jeronimo Yanez, 29, was found not guilty of manslaughter last month for shooting the 32-year-old Castile during a traffic stop last year, after the driver informed the officer that he was carrying a gun for which he had a legal permit. The death of Philando Castile — one in […]

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Paris Agreement passes first stress test at COP22: WFF

MARRAKECH, Morocco (20 November, 2016) –- In response to the close of COP22, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, leader of WWF International’s Climate & Energy Practice, issued the following statement: “The UN climate talks continue to be filled with twists and turns, but they have delivered what they needed to this week – putting substance behind the promise of the Paris Agreement so it can be fully implemented. The Marrakech work has not been the most glamorous, but it’s […]

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