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4.6K passengers stranded due to ‘Ompong’

MANILA -- With Typhoon Ompong battering a large part of the country after making landfall early Saturday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has announced that 4,688 passengers were...

Summit boosts prevention of tuberculosis spread

ILOILO CITY -- Representatives of various government institutions, private organizations, transport groups and students in Western Visayas gathered in this city on Friday for the first ever summit to fight the spread...

Police trainee falls in illegal drug bust

DAVAO CITY – Just two months before he can be officially accepted as a member of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Police Officer 1 Querubin John Coyno Ferido was arrested in a...

Normal operations at Dumaguete-Sibulan airport: CAAP

DUMAGUETE CITY – Despite stormy weather due to Typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut), normal operations continue at the Dumaguete-Sibulan airport in Negros Oriental, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines...

DOTr on full alert due to ‘Ompong’

MANILA —- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and all its attached agencies and offices are on full alert to ensure the safety of passengers as Typhoon “Ompong” hits the northern part of...

Flights to China, Korea cancelled; total cancelled flights now 32

MANILA -- Airlines flying between Manila and China, and Manila-Incheon have also cancelled their scheduled flights as of Friday evening, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said. These flights were: Air China (CA) 179...

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