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Deaths from Monday’s 6.1 magnitude quake remain at 16: NDRRMC

April 24, 2019

The death toll from Monday’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Castillejos, Zambales remains at 16, with 14 missing and 86 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday. Hundreds of families were displaced because of the

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Abu Sayyaf sub-leader killed in Sulu

April 24, 2019

A sub- leader of the Abu Sayyaf was killed in an encounter with government troops in Sulu on Tuesday. Col Gerry Besana, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command, said government troops were conducting focused

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Magnitude 4.7 quake in Davao Oriental: Phivolcs

April 24, 2019

Davao Oriental hit by a magnitude 4.7 quake Wednesday morning but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said aftershocks or reports of damage are expected. Phivolcs recorded the tremor around 11:24 am. The earthquake, tectonic in origin originated

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Duterte: No gov’t aid for NPAs affected with earthquake in Samar

April 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said the government would not provide assistance to members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) who could have been affected by the recent earthquake in Samar. Duterte made the statement during a situation briefing on Tuesday

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Duterte: We still have 3 years to kill drug personalities

April 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said he has three more years to kill those involved in illegal drugs. In a speech Tuesday night at the opening ceremony of the 7th Union Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Pasay City, Duterte vowed to continue

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MWSS to impose P1.15 billion fine on Manila Water over shortage

April 24, 2019

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on Wednesday announced that it will impose a P1.15 billion fine on water concessionaire Manila Water over the water shortage issue, which affected several areas in Metro Manila and Rizal in March. MWSS

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10 injured from Samar quake: PNP

April 24, 2019

Police said ten persons were injured during a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck San Julian, Eastern Samar on Tuesday. In a report Wednesday by Police Brigadier General Dionardo Carlos, the Philippine National Police Eastern Visayas regional director, he said The

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Duterte orders suspension of business permit of collapsed supermarket in Pampanga

April 23, 2019

President Rodrigo Duerte has ordered to suspend the business permit of the supermarket chain after one of its branches collapsed, killing and trapping several people following a strong earthquake on Monday afternoon. Duterte conducted on Tuesday an inspection of the

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