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Beyond the Fault Line: Why the Philippines’ Next National Crisis Won’t Be Just an Earthquake
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For decades, the term “The Big One” has triggered a singular, terrifying image in the minds of Filipinos: the movement of the West Valley Fault and a catastrophic earthquake flattening Metro Manila. We map the fault lines, we retrofit our condos in BGC and Makati, and we run the Shake…
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September is National Peace Consciousness Month
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ko8vqwi-V0&w=420&h=315] Through the Presidential Proclamation 675 of the former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued in 2004, the month of September was declared as the National Peace Consciousness Month, according to the website of Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). September has played a major role in…
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Couple accused of abuse and maltreatment escapes Senate’s arrest warrant
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Following the arrest orders served by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile last week, the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Jose Balajadia disclosed that they failed to arrest Analiza and Reynold Marzan, the couple accused of maltreating and abusing their household help Bonita Baran, at their home in Las Villas de Cielo, Visayas Avenue,…
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Fire safety tips and analysis
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From the glaring fire frequency in Metro Cebu to the long-standing Tutuban Mall fire in Metro Manila, there is no doubt that metropolitan areas are at risk when it comes to fire hazards. Insurance Experts Agency, a local company that specializes in fire insurances, revealed in 2009 that 90% of…
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Fires in two Metros in first “ber” month
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Major fire has blazed Tutuban Mall past midnight on September 5, marking the first fire disaster in Metro Manila in the first “ber” month. Initial investigation revealed that the fire started around 12:41 a.m. on the ground floor of Cluster 1 building of the infamous Divisoria mall, according to GMA…
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Deles rallies Filipinos to support ‘gains of peace process’
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Saying that major breakthroughs in the current peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao may soon be possible, President Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles called on the Filipino nation to rally behind the “gains of the peace process.” Speaking at the “1Goal for…
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PNoy signs Data Privacy Act of 2012
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Republic Act 10173, better known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, was at last given the green light by President Benigno Aquino III on August 15, based on the Official Gazette of the Office of the President of the Philippines. Under the law, public agencies and private firms alike…
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Azkals gives support to the peace process, leads peace month kickoff
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Celebrity football players of the Philippine Azkals and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) extend their support to government’s efforts to promote the ongoing peace process, highlighting the observance of the National Peace Consciousness Month which started yesterday and will run throughout September, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos…
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7.7 magnitude quake shakes PH
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said in its bulletin that at around 8:47 p.m. yesterday, a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 and depth of 10km, shook Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Other nearby areas affected have recorded intensities ranging from magnitude 2 to 6. PHIVOLCS earlier…
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