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Over 10,000 Families Affected by Maguindanao Floods —NDRRMC
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The continuous rains and week-long flooding in several areas in Maguindanao province have affected more than 10,000 families, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday. In its June 19 update, the NDRRMC reported that 10,437 families had been affected by the flooding in six of the…
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PAGASA: Rainy Thursday for Western Parts of Luzon, Visayas
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Rains will affect various parts of the country on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 5 a.m. advisory, the state weather bureau said Metro Manila, the regions of Ilocos, MIMAROPA, CALABARZON, Western Visayas, and the provinces of Bataan and Zambales will experience occasional…
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4.1 Quake Rocks Ilocos Norte
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A 4.1-magnitude quake hit Laoag City in the northern province of Ilocos Norte at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. The quake occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers and was centered 102 kilometers northwest of Calayan town in Cagayan. No immediate damage or injury reported from the quake.
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Fire Razes Valenzuela Plastic Warehouse
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A plastic warehouse was hit by fire in Valenzuela City Wednesday morning. Inquirer.net reported that the fire razed the plastic firm at Domingo Compound in Barangay Rincon. As of 10 a.m., the blaze has been placed under Task Force Bravo with more than 10 fire trucks already deployed in the…
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Court Issues Hold-Departure Order Against Revilla, Estrada, 13 Others
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The Sandiganbayan’s First Division followed suit and issued a hold-departure order (HDO) against Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Tuesday. This came a day after the court’s Fifth Division issued a hold-departure order (HDO) against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and 13 others accused with plunder and graft charges in connection with…
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Alleged Abu Sayaff Leader Arrested in Parañaque
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Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Khair Mundos, alleged financier of the bandit group’s al-Qaeda-linked operations, was caught by authorities at a house on A. Bonifacio Street, Barangay San Dionisio in Parañaque City on Wednesday morning, the Philippine National Police said. The 50-year-old Mundos, who is in the US State Department’s…
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Two Killed, JI Bomb Expert Wounded in Maguindanao Raid
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Alleged Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomb expert Abdul Basit Usman was reported injured but was able to escape after a joint military and police raid in an isolated barangay in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, military officials said Wednesday. According to a GMA News report, the raid transpired at around two 5:45 a.m.…
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LPA Now Tropical Depression ‘Ester’, Signal No. 1 in Some Areas
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The Low Pressure Area (LPA) hovering over Luzon has intensified into a tropical depression, PAGASA said on Tuesday. Tropical depression ‘Ester’ was spotted 120 kilometers north of Basco, Batanes as of 10 a.m. It is the fifth tropical cyclone in the country this year. Due to the tropical depression, Batanes,…
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