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Caritas Manila gives P200K each to 5 ‘Ompong’-affected dioceses

MANILA -- Caritas Manila has given a total of PHP1 million as initial financial aid to five dioceses that will be affected by Typhoon Ompong, which is set to make landfall in...

Eastern Visayas top cop asks men to be on typhoon alert

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Police Regional Office 8 (Eastern Visayas) here has asked its men to be on alert as Typhoon Ompong threatens several provinces in the country. PRO-8 Director Chief Supt. Dionardo...

BOC sets auction in Port of Manila; eyes P13.6-M in revenue

MANILA — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is expected to earn more than PHP13 million in additional revenue with the sale of 12 lots of different items in a public auction at...

Price freeze sought in typhoon-affected areas

MANILA -- A partylist lawmaker on Friday urged Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pińol to order a price freeze in typhoon-affected areas, particularly in northern and central Luzon, in anticipation of the effect of...

Church-based group urges public to pray Oratio Imperata

MANILA -- The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged the faithful to pray the Oratio Imperata for deliverance from calamities, as the northern part of...

5.2-M persons affected by ‘Ompong’

MANILA -- An estimated 5.2 million individuals have been affected by the inclement weather caused by Typhoon Ompong, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday. These people are...

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