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Palace welcomes Duterte’s high SWS survey rating

December 29, 2018

Malacanang welcomed the results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, saying it ”puts a lie to critics and detractors who find nothing good” on how President Rodrigo Duterte runs the government. ” The support of the Filipinos for our

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AFP, PNP deputized by Comelec for 2019 BOL plebiscite, May elections

December 29, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been tasked by the Commission on Elections to ensure an orderly Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite in January 2019 and the national mid-term elections five months

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No damage reported as 7.2 magnitude quake hits Davao, tsunami advisory lifted

December 29, 2018

DAVAO CITY – A strong tremor shook eastern Mindanao at noon Saturday and sent an initial tsunami alert over southern coasts which was later lifted by the Philippine  Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Measured at 7.2 magnitude at 169 kilometers

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Phivolcs lifts tsunami advisory

December 29, 2018

The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted a tsunami warning Saturday afternoon after  magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental.    As of 3 pm, tsunami warning in Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostella

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3 found dead in Legazpi City landslide: PNP

December 29, 2018

Three persons were found dead by police after a landslide, spawned by rains caused by tropical depression “Usman”  struck their home in Legazpi City Saturday morning. In a report by the Philippine National Police Bicol regional office, police responded to

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Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Davao Oriental, Phivolcs issues tsunami advisory

December 29, 2018

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental 11:39 am Saturday, with the  Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issuing a tsunami advisory two hours later along coastal areas.  Phivolcs said minor sea level disturbances such as “strong currents and

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Stocks end lower on last trading day of 2018

December 28, 2018

Philippine stocks ended lower on Friday, with the main stock index failing to end the year at the 7,500-point level. The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed at 7,466.02 points, down 16.64 points. In the broader market, there were 118 gainers,

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Transport dept. signs contract with Sumitomo, Mitsubishi Heavy to rehab MRT-3

December 28, 2018

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday signed a contract with two Japanese companies to rehabilitate and maintain the 16.9 kilometer Metro Railway Transit- 3 system. The 43-month rehabilitation and maintenance project will be handled by Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with

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