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  • Globe Telecom Uncovers 15 Cases of Illegal Repeater Use, Sale

    Globe Telecom reported it has uncovered and resolved 15 cases involving the use and sale of illegal repeaters or signal boosters following concerted efforts by the company and police authorities to tackle the issue. The leading telecommunications company launched the campaign against illegal repeaters or signal boosters in 2011 following…

  • Rebels Burn Truck in Surigao del Sur

    A container van was burned by members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barobo town in Surigao del Sur yesterday, July 15, 2013. The said container van is owned by Allan Bernal, a contractor of Dole Philippines, Inc.. The van, filled with export-quality bananas, was traveling along Barangay Javier…

  • P15 Million Smuggled Clothing Seized by BOC

    Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ruffy Biazon led the inspection of four container vans of used ukay-ukay clothing worth PhP 15 million last July 12, 2013. The four forty-foot container vans were seized by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Bureau of Customs-Intelligence Group (BOC-IG) at the Manila International…

  • Nutrition Month Reminds Stakeholders to Lessen Hunger and Malnutrition

    The Nutrition Month, celebrated annually in July, has this year’s theme, “Gutom at malnutrisyon, sama-sama nating wakasan!” Said theme aims to emphasize the need to lessen hunger and malnutrition through the concerted efforts of several stakeholders in the country. Its objectives are to increase awareness on hunger issues and actions…

  • Rebels Turned Criminals Going After Defenseless Civilians

    What happened to their ideologies that red fighters are likely going after civilians? It’s understood that they want to avenge the death of eight comrades, including their spokesman in Bicol, during a major clash in Sorsogon in Central Philippines. But, it’s a totally twisted idea to barge into a peaceful…

  • Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: A UN Perspective

    You come home from work at 5 p.m. only to find yourself stuck in a kilometer-long traffic jam. Commuters swarm the MRT stations, people living in depressed areas begin evacuating their homes, the Metro is flooded with water levels climbing 3- to 4-feet high. Although the situation you’re at is…

  • 11th Asian Crisis Management Conference held in Manila

    Crisis managers and city administrators from Metro Manila and other major cities in the country and Asia gathered in the 11th Asian Crisis Management Conference (ACMC) held last July 10-11 at the Crowne Plaza Manila in Ortigas. ACMC is a gathering of crisis managers and disaster experts from major cities…

  • European Union lifts air ban on Philippine Airlines

      The European Union (EU) has lifted the ban for flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) effective July 12, 2013 allowing it to fly over European skies once more. PAL was removed from the operational restrictions by the EU known as the EU air safety list following improvements in the safety…