NDRRMC: Worst seems over for ‘Betty’ in PH
THE worst seems to be over as Typhoon “Betty” moves away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility, a disaster official said Tuesday. National Disaster Risk...
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Domingo: Lapses, not anomalies, in P6.4b shabu raid
The former director of the police Drug Enforcement Group on Tuesday admitted lapses in the October 2022 drug bust in which P6.4 billion worth of...
Read moreEnvoy says Manila playing ‘huge role’ in sea exercises
Manila will play a huge role in this year’s Indo-Pacific Endeavor amid continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, the Australian Ambassador to the Philippines...
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‘Betty’ winds hit N. Luzon, storm to exit PH Friday
More than 4,000 people were moved to safer ground Monday as Typhoon Betty was raised to Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2, with Cagayan and...
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PH-US-Japan sea exercises set
The first-ever trilateral maritime exercise between the coast guards of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines will kick off in the waters off Mariveles,...
Read more7 regions tagged for private armies ahead of BSKE
The Philippine National Police said seven regions have been tagged as having active and potential private armed groups ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan...
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Lanao residents fleeing from DI swell to 3,000
Over 3,000 residents from Marogong, Lanao Del Sur have now fled from their homes after an alleged threat from a terror group surfaced, the Bangsamoro...
Read moreEx-Abra mayor told to surrender guns
The Philippine National Police-Firearms Explosive Office (PNP-FEO) revoked the gun licenses and permits for 15 firearms under the name of a former mayor Artemio Donato...
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‘Betty’ slows, NCR on ‘Bravo’
Luzon feels ‘habagat’ winds; Metro Manila at moderate risk for flooding STORM WATCH. An officer of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Cagayan monitors the...
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1k flee Lanao town with terrorist threat
FLEEING LANAO. This screen grab from an ABS-CBN TV report on Sunday shows some of the 1,236 persons from Marogong, Lanao del Sur evacuating the...
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Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. on Wednesday urged his fellow legislators to support the passage of a measure intended to...
Read moreThe Philippines, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice (Eurojust) forged closer collaboration...
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Jetti Petroleum Inc., a locally-owned independent oil company known for its commitment to delivering affordable petroleum products to Filipinos, formalizes...
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Inflation likely eased further to as low as 5.8 percent in May from 6.6 percent in April following the rollback...
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The Department of Transportation said Wednesday it signed a P7.38-billion contract with Sumitomo Corp. for the rehabilitation and maintenance of...
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