Infra damage from Luzon earthquake hits P33.8 million
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OFFICE OF REP. CHING BERNOS INFRASTRUCTURE damage from Wednesday’s magnitude 7 earthquake that rocked the northwestern part of the Philippines’ main island…
Bill on creation of department for disaster management ready for refiling in House
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EMERGENCY responders — including firefighters, police, military, and local government teams — at a site of a collapsed building in La Trinidad,…
Land, guns are pressure points in Bangsamoro transition, sustainable peace — IA report
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UNREGISTERED weapons seized by the military in Maguindanao in 2019. — WESTMINCOM CONFLICTS over land ownership and continued proliferation of illegal guns…
Palace extends authority of officers-in-charge until yearend
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MALACANANG.GOV.PH THE PRESIDENTIAL Palace on Thursday released a memorandum circular extending the authority of officers-in-charge of agencies under the Executive department until…
Teachers’ party-list denounces DepEd plan on added benefits instead of pay hike
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A GRADE 1 teacher at an elementary school in Montalban, Rizal holds tutorial classes on Nov. 15, 2021. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL…
Almost 2,600 kilos of trash collected in Muntinlupa under Maynilad’s clean-up drive for Laguna Lake
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MAYNILAD PHOTO HANDOUT HUNDREDS of sacks of solid waste weighing a total of 2,584 kilograms were collected during a recent clean-up drive…
Damage assessment of heritage, historic sites to be conducted after N. Luzon earthquake
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A technical team of conservation and restoration experts will be dispatched to Abra, Ilocos Sur, and Ilocos Norte next week to conduct damage assessments of heritage…
North Korea’s Kim says nuclear deterrent is ready, slams South Korea’s Yoon
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KCNA VIA REUTERS SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to mobilize its nuclear war deterrent…
Biden looks to tamp down Taiwan tension during call with Xi
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REUTERS WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden and China’s Xi Jinping may hold their fifth call as leaders as soon as…
After cannabis, Thailand takes step to allow casinos to operate
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AFTER decriminalizing cannabis, Thailand is now considering casinos to attract foreign money and lure more tourists to galvanize its pandemic-hit economy. A…