DSWD begins profiling of Boracay residents
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun the process of profiling Boracay residents. According to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson...
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Based on the record obtained by the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), there are a total of 36,000 workers on the island; of which 17,000 are registered workers while 19,000 are unregistered. With...
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Quo warranto petition, possible against impeachable officials – Ret. SC Justice
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno MANILA, Philippines — Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Eduardo Nachura believes that a quo warranto petition can be filed against an impeachable official such as...
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4 Chinese, 5 Filipinos arrested in Batangas shabu lab raid
DRUG RAID: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) raided a farm in Batangas. Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) together with members of the Philippine National...
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Toxic watchdog warns of mercury pollution from lamp waste
EcoWaste Coalition warns of mercury pollution from lamp waste. MANILA, Philippines — Environmental group, EcoWaste Coalition called on the local governments to impose a collection program for special...
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Sen. Aquino hints at new coalition forming ‘genuine opposition’
FILE PHOTO: Senator Bam Aquino MANILA, Philippines — One year before the 2019 midterm elections, reports of coalitions being formed for new election candidates have become more resonant. Among these is...
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DILG releases initial guidelines for Boracay closure
The government has released the initial Boracay closure guidelines. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued an initial set of guidelines in line with the upcoming closure...
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Japanese destroyer ‘JS Akizuki’ now in PH for goodwill visit
Japanese destroyer JS Akizuki JS Akizuki, a Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer, has docked at the Alava Wharf in SBMA, Olongapo City for a three-day goodwill visit that started Friday,...
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1 dead, 3 wounded in Nueva Ecija multicab accident
Multicab truck after falling into an 8-meter deep ravine. One person is dead and three others injured after the multicab they were boarding fell into a ravine at Sitio Camangahan in Barangay Piut,...
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NPC investigates Facebook data breach
Facebook, a social media giant faces data breach scandal. MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has begun investigation on Facebook ‘s data breach. It can be recalled that the...
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LRT rehab will not affect commuters — LMR
Some LRT coaches for rehabilitation MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-four light rail vehicles (LRVs) of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1) will undergo rehabilitation before August. This project will be the...
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Scalded Pinay worker Pahima Alagasi finally returns home
OFW Pahima Alagasi answers questions from the media upon her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport MANILA, Philippines — Pahima Alagasi, the Filipina domestic helper who was scalded by...
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IAS: over 1,000 errant police recommended for dismissal remain on active duty
FILE PHOTO: Some members of the Philippine National Police in formation MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police Internal Affairs Office (PNP-IAS) claims that a number of errant policemen...
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Over P22-M, spent for hospitalization of Dengvaxia vaccinees — DOH
FILE PHOTO: A health worker injects Dengvaxia MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health’s (DOH) dengue adverse events surveillance has listed more than 3,000 dengvaxia vaccinees who became...
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Boracay council pushes for temporary cessation of displaced workers’ SSS...
FILE PHOTO: Some shops at the Boracay Island MANILA, Philippines — According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Western Visayas, an estimated 36,000 workers from over 3,000 registered...
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PDEA raids Malabon shabu lab
Two of the suspected operators of the shabu laboratory in Malabon MANILA, Philippines — After seven months of surveillance, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives raided a shabu...
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Village chief shot dead in Tanza, Cavite
A CCTV footage captures the murder of barangay chairman Leonilo Arbonido in Tanza Cavite, April 14, Saturday. Authorities have recorded the first election-related crime in this year’s poll season after...
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Philippine Navy seizes nearly P68M worth of smuggled rice in Zamboanga
Over 27,000 sacks of allegedly smuggled rice were siezed by the Philippine Navy. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy Western Mindanao Command apprehended a Mongolian-registered vessel in the...
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PNP, PDEA arrest high value target in Magalang, Pampanga
Imam, a high-value target from Marawi City was nabbed by operatives in a PNP-PDEA Joint operation in San Vicente Magalang, Pampanga. The joint operation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and...
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BOC seizes P18.5M worth of fake cigarettes
Bureau of Customs MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized on April 10 boxes of smuggled and fake cigarettes from China at the Manila International Container Port. The shipment was...
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