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Rescuers detect no more signs of trapped persons in supermarket: PNP

April 24, 2019

Pampanga police on Wednesday afternoon said rescuers no longer detect any signs of persons inside a collapsed supermarket in Porac, following the magnitude 6.1 quake that hit parts of Luzon last Monday. According to Pampanga Provincial Police Director Colonel Jean

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Duterte says blood extracted from him every other day due to Buerger’s disease

April 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted he undergoes blood extraction every other day due to his Buerger’s disease. Duterte made the admission in a speech before a gathering of doctors during the opening ceremony of the 7th Union Asia Pacific Regional

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Canada says it is working on ”timely resolution” on removing waste

April 24, 2019

Canada on Wednesday said it is working with the Philippine government for a “timely resolution” to remove tons of waste shipment to the country. “A joint technical working group, consisting of officials from both countries, is examining the full spectrum

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Deaths from Monday’s 6.1 magnitude quake remain at 16: NDRRMC

April 24, 2019

The death toll from Monday’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Castillejos, Zambales remains at 16, with 14 missing and 86 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday. Hundreds of families were displaced because of the

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Abu Sayyaf sub-leader killed in Sulu

April 24, 2019

A sub- leader of the Abu Sayyaf was killed in an encounter with government troops in Sulu on Tuesday. Col Gerry Besana, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command, said government troops were conducting focused

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Magnitude 4.7 quake in Davao Oriental: Phivolcs

April 24, 2019

Davao Oriental hit by a magnitude 4.7 quake Wednesday morning but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said aftershocks or reports of damage are expected. Phivolcs recorded the tremor around 11:24 am. The earthquake, tectonic in origin originated

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Duterte: No gov’t aid for NPAs affected with earthquake in Samar

April 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said the government would not provide assistance to members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) who could have been affected by the recent earthquake in Samar. Duterte made the statement during a situation briefing on Tuesday

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Duterte: We still have 3 years to kill drug personalities

April 24, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said he has three more years to kill those involved in illegal drugs. In a speech Tuesday night at the opening ceremony of the 7th Union Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Pasay City, Duterte vowed to continue

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