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At least 6 die, 63 missing in Cebu landslide: police

September 20, 2018

At least six persons died and 63 are missing after a landslide buried around 24 homes in Barangay Tina-an, in the City of Naga, Cebu, police said Thursday. Police said the landslide occurred at 6 am when heavy rains eroded part

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At least 88 dead from last week’s typhoon: PNP

September 20, 2018

At least 88 persons have been reported dead, with 72 from the Cordillera Administrative Region, from last week’s Typhoon Ompong, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. In its report. the PNP said 10 perished in Cagayan de Oro, three

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Duterte tells ex-COA official not to lecture him over audit process

September 20, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte hit on Wednesday United Nations (UN) Undersecretary General and former Commission on Audit Commissioner Heidi Mendoza for “lecturing” him over the COA’s audit process. Duterte earlier told the local officials to ignore COA’s circular after Ilocos Norte Governor Imee

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Deaths from typhoon in northern Philippines continue rising

September 19, 2018

The death toll from Typhoon Ompong reached 81 while 70 remained missing, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Wednesday. As of 6 am, the consolidated PNP report showed casualties in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos, Cagayan, central Luzon and

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DND says Singapore center helped rescue Filipino fisherman

September 19, 2018

The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday emphasized the importance of the Information Fusion Center in Singapore on the rescue of a Filipino fisherman in West Philippine Sea. “In addition to the Coast Guard vessels deployed to search for

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NFA formally brought back to Agriculture department

September 19, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has formally transferred the National Food Authority (NFA) under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture. Executive Order No. 62, which was signed on September 17, provides the “supervision” over NFA, along with the Philippine Coconut Authority,

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Ex-barangay chairman allegedly in Duterte drug list shot dead in Cavite

September 19, 2018

A former barangay chairman said to be in President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of politicians involved in illegal drug trade was shot dead by unidentified  men in Imus City, Cavite on Tuesday. Gaudencio Herrera, 59, died from multiple gunshot wounds at the Emilio Aguinaldo

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DOTr says 170K old jeepney units to be scrapped

September 19, 2018

Some 170,000 old jeepney units in the Philippines will be discarded as part of the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program in exchange for up to P30,000, the Department of Transportation ( DOtr) said on Tuesday. In an interview in Malacanang,

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