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Airport chief warns public against bomb jokes, false threats

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – The head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) at the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport in Negros Oriental on Thursday warned the public against making jokes involving...

Busuanga airport to move to Yulo King Ranch in Coron

SAN VICENTE, Palawan -- The Francisco B. Reyes (FBR) Airport on Busuanga Island will soon move to a new location on a 300-hectare land at the Yulo King Ranch in Coron town,...

DILG waits guidelines for unfilled SK posts

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) here is still waiting for guidelines on what to do with vacant Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) posts after the May 14 polls. Lawyer Ferdinand Panes...

China’s Callawa Water Pumping Project breaks ground in Davao

MANILA-- The Chinese embassy's Callawa Water Pumping Project broke ground in Buhangin, Davao on Thursday, marking what Ambassador Zhao Jianhua described as the "testimony" of Beijing's commitment to assist Manila in...

Magnitude 5.7 quake jolts Surigao del Norte

MANILA -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake of tectonic origin jolted Surigao del Norte at 7:56 p.m. Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said it is expecting aftershocks, but...

Workshop aims to empower farmers via skills, competency upgrade

MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) have partnered to empower farmers and other agricultural...

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