Three Russian ships arriving Sunday

January 5, 2019

Three Russian warships will arrive in Manila Bay Sunday for a five-day good will visit, the Philippine Navy announced Saturday. Commander Jonathan Zata, Navy spokesman, said Admiral Pantelev, an anti-submarine ship, along with guided missile cruiser Vargyag and large sea

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Tubigon Seaport reopens five years after big quake

January 5, 2019

Five years in the wake of the destructive magnitude 7.2 quake, Bohol’s Tubigon Seaport rises from the rubble as it reopened Saturday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. In March 2018, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade inspected the Tubigon Port and

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Retrieval operations continue in big landslide area in Camarines Sur

January 4, 2019

One week after Tropical Depression “Usman” dumped rains in the Bicol region,  retrieval operations are ongoing in a Camarines Sur town where the biggest landslide occurred. “We are conducting retrieval operation in Sitio Galang, Barangay Patitinan Sagnay, Camarines Sur where

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Road and construction projects contributed to landslides: Solidum

January 4, 2019

Heavy rain and frequent landslides were not only caused by global warming but road and construction projects, Phivolcs (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) executive director Renato Solidum said on Friday.   “Obviously with global warming, we are experiencing more

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Duterte wants to use road users tax for flood control, river dredging in Bicol

January 4, 2019

  President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he will convince Congress to allow the government to use the road users tax for flood control projects and dredging rivers in the Bicol region after it was struck by landslides and flashfloods

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Duterte backs Tolentino, Bong Go and De la Rosa for senators

January 4, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte belittled the front-runners in senatorial surveys and pushed three of the administration’s candidates. “You know, the people just made a mistake but I do not have to, you know, derogate others… The one leading on the survey…

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Alleged gunman of solon and cop, driver surrenders to police

January 4, 2019

The alleged main triggerman and driver of getaway motorcycle in the killing of Ako-Bicol Partylist Representative Rodel Batocabe and PO1 Orlando Diaz surrendered, police said. At a press conference, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said Henry Yuson,

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Duterte says he has ”evil plan” for his enemies

January 4, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he has “evil plan” for his enemies. “That is really the fault of all bad people that they think that they monopolize evil in this country. So may I just would like also to

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