Cimatu puts all DENR field offices on alert for forest fires

March 3, 2019

Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has placed all regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on alert for forest fires as the country braces for the impact of El Niño phenomenon.  He instructed the executive directors of

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Killing of two alleged hitmen could be linked to drugs: police

March 2, 2019

The killing of two suspected hitmen while under police custody by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Manila last Tuesday is possibly connected to illegal drugs, a spokesperson of the Manila Police District said Saturday.  In an interview over dzMM,  Police Col. Carlo

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Graduation ceremony at Takarazuka Music College

March 2, 2019

Forty students graduated from the school on completing a two-year curriculum in Fukuoka, Friday, March 1, 2019, in the city of Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. Study of the Takarazuka Music School They will join the famed Takarazuka Revue theater

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Ship runs aground in Palawan, PCG says passengers safe

March 2, 2019

A passenger vessel ran aground Friday night in an island in Palawan  but its 117 passengers were rescued and declared safe, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said Saturday. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said based on initial report the

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Philippines’ rank at Rule of Law Index rises

March 2, 2019

The Philippines ranked 90th out of 126th in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2019. It improved by moving three notches up from 88th place out of 113 countries in the 2017 to 2018 index.  Despite improvement

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Lorenzana says DND will continue reviewing MDT

March 2, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Department of National Defense (DND) will continue the review of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States despite the opinion of Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. “No, I have

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Comelec releases list of 134 partylists in 2019 elections

March 2, 2019

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Saturday released the names of all nominees of party-list organizations running in the May 13 polls. In its Twitter account, the Comelec posted the list of all participating 134 party-list groups and their respective nominees.

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4.7 magnitude quake hits Ilocos Sur

March 2, 2019

A magnitude 4.7 quake jolted Ilocos Sur Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.  At 4:51 am, the quake which was tectonic in origin caused tremors two kilometers northeast of Silay town.  Phivolcs recorded instrumental intensity

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