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Taal island not fit for human settlement, says Palace

January 15, 2020

Malacañang said on Wednesday the island where restive Taal Volcano is located is not fit for human settlement. This as Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ( Phivolcs) head Renato Solidum, in the

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Pollution-related deaths in Baguio going up

January 15, 2020

BAGUIO CITY —  Deaths from pollution in this city have been generally rising sibnce 2015 despite a dip in 2019  Baguio City planning officer Antoinette Aniban said during a meeting last Friday an average of 2,136 died due to pollution-related

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First batch of OFWs repatriated from Middle East arrive

January 15, 2020

The first batch of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) repatriated from Middle East arrived in Manila on Wednesday afternoon. Officials, led by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola, Labor Undersecretary Claro Arellano and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration deputy chiefs Josefino Torres

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2 alleged Abu Sayyaf nabbed in Basilan

January 15, 2020

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government operatives have arrested two suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits and seized improvised bombs and bomb-making components in Basilan province. Brig. Gen. Froilan Quidilla, Zamboanga region police director, said arrested were Muzrim Illahan and Kadir Ajanal, both followers

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POEA approves total deployment ban on OFWs to Kuwait

January 15, 2020

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Wednesday approved a total deployment ban for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)  bound for Kuwait. According to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the POEA Governing Board approved the proposal of its chairman,

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Cavite Province declares state of calamity

January 15, 2020

Cavite Province on Wednesday declared a state of calamity due to the Taal Volcano’s continuous eruption.  “The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) of Cavite had a special session to approve the resolution putting the whole province in a State of Calamity

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PNP records ”zero looting” in areas affected by Taal eruption

January 15, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded “zero looting” incidents in areas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption. “We were happy when the deputy regional director for administration reported to me that we have zero incidents on looting and other

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DTI files administrative complaints vs 12 establishments for profiteering

January 15, 2020

The Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI) has filed administrative complaints against 12 business establishments for alleged profiteering due to overpriced and substandard medical masks during the height of the ashfall coming from the eruption of Taal Volcano. Trade

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