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Senate approves 15 House bills on holidays

September 17, 2018

The Senate approved Monday on third and final reading 15 House of Representatives bills seeking to declare special non-working holidays in several provinces to commemorate local significant events. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Committee on Local Government, and sponsor

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PNP relieves police chiefs in General Santos City, Cotabato

September 17, 2018

The chief of police of General Santos City and Midsayap were relieved following explosions in their areas, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday.. PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde  announced the relief of General Santos City Police Station 2 head Chief

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Agriculture dept. says crop damage reach P14 billion from typhoon

September 17, 2018

Losses to the agriculture sector caused by Typhoon Ompong increased to P 14.27 billion, affecting a total of 553,704 hectares of agricultural areas with an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons. The increase in the overall damages

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Pagasa warns five strong typhoons before year-end

September 17, 2018

The state weather forecasting agency warned on Monday about five more “possible strong typhoons” could enter the Philippines by the last quarter of this year. In a forum in Manila, Esperanza Cayanan, weather division chief of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical

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Military supports Bulacan court decision vs Palparan, two others

September 17, 2018

The military expressed support on a Bulacan court’s decision on the conviction of  retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. and two former officers for kidnapping and serious illegal detention of two University of the Philippines students in 2006. The court

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Cimatu orders suspension of small-scale mining activities in CAR

September 17, 2018

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered on Monday the suspension of all small-scale mining activities, including the revocation of temporary contracts to 10 small-scale mining associations, in Cordillera Administrative Region following the deadly landslides due to Typhoon “Ompong” over the weekend.

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15,000 health workers may lose jobs under 2019 budget, says Drilon

September 17, 2018

Thousands of government nurses and other health personnel who are in remote barangays stand to lose their jobs due to the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) move to cut the budget of the Department of Health (DoH), according to

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Marine killed in fighting with alleged NPAs in Sultan Kudarat

September 17, 2018

A Marine was killed while another was wounded in a 30-minute firefight with alleged members of the New People’s Army in Sultan Kudarat last Saturday, a military official said Monday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said

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