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NBI seeks DNA samples; 8 more landslide victims identified

CEBU CITY -- Eight more bodies of landslide victims from the City of Naga were identified by the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) through forensic identification on Thursday. Direct family...

NorMin can produce 400 tons of veggies monthly: DA-10

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Department of Agriculture office in Region 10 (DA-10) has assured that Northern Mindanao can produce a monthly supply of at least 400 tons of vegetables for...

LTO deputizes 116 cops in Zamboanga Sibugay

IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has deputized over a hundred policemen to assist them in the enforcement of traffic laws in this province. The 116 policemen from this province’s...

4 regions hit by ‘Ompong’ placed under state of calamity

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Proclamation No. 593 declaring state of calamity in four regions including the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), which suffered widespread destruction and deaths due to Typhoon...

SBMA bans single-use plastics in workplaces effective Oct. 1

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- Single-use plastics, which are used only once and then thrown away or recycled, will no longer be allowed in workplaces of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) starting...

Group calls for rules to protect major PH fishing grounds

MANILA -- An international ocean conservation and advocacy organization has called on the government to issue guidelines to protect the country’s major fishing grounds, to curb overfishing and illegal fishing activities in...

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