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MGB-Central Visayas top officials relieved after Cebu landslide

CITY OF NAGA, Cebu -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday ordered the immediate relief of four top officials of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)...

DSWD extends P28.3-M livelihood grant to Boracay recipients

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 (Western Visayas) on Friday released a livelihood grant worth PHP28.3 million to residents and workers, who have been affected...

Duterte vows permanent housing for Cebu landslide victims

CITY OF NAGA, Cebu -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday night visited some of the evacuees affected by last Thursday's landslide here and pledged to provide them permanent housing through the National...

Boracay can’t accommodate everyone, Duterte asserts

MANILA -- With only more than a month until Boracay Island reopens to the public, President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday emphasized the importance of limiting the tourist destination’s carrying capacity. “Not all Filipinos...

‘Ompong’ affected families reach 411K

MANILA -- The number of families affected by Typhoon Ompong has risen to 411,235 or about 1,727,771 persons in 4,605 barangays in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Cordillera and the...

EU takes part in cleaning up Manila Bay

MANILA -- The European Union Delegation to the Philippines joined the Manila Bay Cleanup in Roxas Boulevard, Manila on Saturday. EU Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen said that the delegation's participation in...

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