Fire hits Metro Ayala Mall in Cebu Friday night, blaze continues

January 6, 2018

Fire struck the third floor of a shopping mall in Cebu City Friday evening and continues to engulf the building as of Saturday, an officer of the Bureau of Fire said. Fire Officer (FO1) Grace Carolina of BFP in Cebu

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AFP adds more troops for Feast of Black Nazarene

January 6, 2018

The number of security personnel to be deployed during the Feast of the Black Nazarene has increased as the Joint Task Force National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) committed more troops to support the

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4 survivors of fishing boat mishap arrive in Zamboanga City

January 6, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four survivors of a 23-crew of a fishing boat that capsized due to the onslaught of Tropical Storm “Vinta” arrived here Friday night from Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi. They were Arnel Viana, 40, skipper of the Navotas-based fishing

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Ban in conversion of irrigable lands soon

January 6, 2018

The House committee on agrarian reform chaired by Rep. Rene Relampagos of  Bohol has approved a substitute bill seeking to prohibit the conversion of irrigated and irrigable lands for non-agricultural purposes. The measure seeks to address threats to food security in

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Four wounded in fighting between two clans in Lanao del Sur

January 6, 2018

Four were wounded because of an encounter two clans in Lanao del Sur on Friday afternoon, a military official said Saturday. Col. Romeo Brawner, Joint Task Forces Ranao deputy commander, said based on initial report an exchange of gunfire happened

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Lorenzana welcomes Ano appointment as DILG officer-in-charge

January 6, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana welcomes the appointment of former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Eduardo Ano as the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). “I congratulate, Ed Año on his

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Coast Guard saves more than a dozen passengers of vessel off Tawi-Tawi

January 5, 2018

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued more than a dozen of passengers and crew of a vessel that encountered engine trouble off the waters of Tawi-tawi last Wednesday. “The elements of Coast Guard Station (CGS) Bongao successfully rescued 17

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Return of Sumitomo, Mitsubishi Heavy to maintain, rehab MRT 3 looms

January 5, 2018

The Philippine transport department moved a step closer to bringing back Sumitomo Corp. and technical partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries  to take over maintenance and rehabilitation of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3). “That’s the direction we’re heading on to,”

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