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Cagayan gov. says flooding unprecedented

November 14, 2020

  Cagayan Valley Governor Manuel Mamba said the flooding being experienced in their province is the worse since 1975. “We were prepared. We anticipated that. We had pre-emptive evacuation and forced evacuation… we did not anticipate how enormous was the

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Philippines joins international community in mourning death of Bahrain PM Khalifa

November 14, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has extended his condolences to the family of Bahrain Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the people of Bahrain. In a statement, the Office of Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs said Friday the Philippines

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DOJ orders NBI to probe judge’s death in her office

November 13, 2020

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the death of a Manila City regional trial court judge inside her own office last Wednesday. Judge Maria Teresa Abadilla of the Manila City RTC, Branch 45, was

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PSEi down, peso at P48.21:$1

November 13, 2020

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEI) closed 54.38 points lower to 6,969.88 points on Friday. In the broader market, there were 119 gainers, 85 losers and 54 unchanged. Volume reached 1.8 billion shares worth P10.77 billion from Wednesday’s 2.24 billion

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Palace slams opposition for “foolishly” asking where was Duterte during calamity

November 13, 2020

Malacanang said on Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s whereabouts should not be asked whenever the calamity struck the country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque apparently felt offended when  netizens asked where Duterte was, especially during the height of Super Typhoon “Rolly”

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Gov’t troops capture Abu Sayyaf sub-leader in Sulu

November 13, 2020

Government troops captured an Abu Sayyaf sub leader in Sulu, Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr, Western Mindanao Command chief,  said on Thursday afternoon. Vinluan said  Amah Ullah was captured following an encounter at Sitio Tubig Kawas, Barangay Latih, Patikul at

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Abu Sayyaf member killed in clash vs military in Basilan

November 13, 2020

A member of Abu Sayyaf Group was killed in a clash with government troops in Basilan on Friday morning. Western Mindanao Command Chief Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr. said composite forces of the intelligence and operations units and the 64th

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DOE eyes complete power restoration in Metro Manila, nearby provinces by Nov. 15

November 13, 2020

The Department of Energy (DOE) said on Friday that it is eyeing to fully restore powerin Metro Manila and nearby provinces, which were devastated by Typhoon “Ulysses,” by November 15. In a televised briefing of the National Disaster Risk Reduction

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