{"id":1079128,"date":"2019-01-30T05:29:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T21:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=1079128"},"modified":"2019-01-30T02:19:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T18:19:07","slug":"news-briefs-jan-30-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/1079128\/news-briefs-jan-30-2019","title":{"rendered":"黑料社 Briefs: Jan. 30, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
NPA land mine kills cop, wounds 7 others<\/strong><\/p>\n\n A police officer was killed and at least seven others were wounded in a roadside bombing perpetrated by communist New People\u2019s Army (NPA) rebels on Monday.<\/p>\n\n The North Cotabato police, in a report, said two patrol cars loaded with policemen were at a checkpoint when a remotely detonated land mine exploded in Magpet town.<\/p>\n\n Senior Insp. Rolando Dillera, Magpet police chief, said a PO1 Anadon, who was driving one of the patrol cars, died of severe wounds at a hospital in Kidapawan City.<\/p>\n\n Four other officers were being treated for blast injuries. The blast came after government soldiers claimed they killed an NPA rebel in a clash also in Magpet.<\/p>\n\n Police said the roadside bombing was a retaliatory act by NPA. \u2014Edwin O. Fernandez<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n Peace talks with Reds: Duterte changes mind again<\/strong><\/p>\n\n President Rodrigo Duterte appears to have changed his mind again about resuming peace talks with communist rebels.<\/p>\n\n The President said he would \u201cnever talk\u201d to communist rebels again after declaring he would never negotiate with terror groups.<\/p>\n\n \u201cSame with the NPA. I will never talk to you. I can\u2019t do anything about it,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n\n He made the remarks during his visit to Jolo to condole with families of victims of the bombings there.<\/p>\n\n Earlier this month, the President said he had not shut the door to peace talks with communist rebels. \u2014Julie M. Aurelio<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n Bello vows to convince Duterte to help Hanjin workers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n With no government subsidy in sight for 3,000 Hanjin workers facing layoffs as the Korean shipbuilder tries to overcome bankruptcy via a court-approved rehabilitation plan, President Rodrigo Duterte was asked to use a special fund to help the workers back on their feet.<\/p>\n\n This was among the commitments given by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III in a dialogue on Monday with leaders of the Samahan ng mga Manggagawa ng Hanjin and their support groups, according to Primo Amparo, spokesperson of the labor center Workers for People\u2019s Liberation.<\/p>\n\n Bello had promised to help the workers get separation pay and recover the 3 percent employment bond deducted from them by Hanjin Training Center. \u2014Tonette Orejas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A police officer was killed and at least seven others were wounded in a roadside bombing perpetrated by communist New People\u2019s Army (NPA) rebels on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,37],"tags":[189871],"byline":[],"source":[],"column":[],"editor":[189937],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n