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Brave SSI team leader recounts tragic Davao mall fire

MANILA – The moments before the fire gutted down the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) in Davao City will remain etched in the mind of Lloyd Angeles, one of the survivors...

More than 20K families displaced by ‘Vinta’

MANILA -- Adverse weather conditions brought by Typhoon "Vinta” has prompted 20,870 families to seek shelter in 261 evacuation centers, National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Mina Marasigan said...

Councilman nabbed for indiscriminate firing on Christmas eve

TAYUG, Pangasinan—A village councilman is now in hot water after he indiscriminately fired his gun at around 10:15 p.m. on Christmas eve in Barangay Trenchera here. Arrested by elements of the Public...

Paolo Duterte resigns as Davao vice mayor

DAVAO CITY -- Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte tendered his resignation as vice mayor of the city during the City Council’s special session Monday, December 25. In a short but emotional speech, Vice...

DTI wants to speed up EO on PUV modernization

MANILA -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants to fast-track the creation of an executive order (EO) to support the supply side of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. DTI...

Aguirre orders probe into Davao mall fire

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sunday to launch an investigation into the fire that gutted the New City Commercial Center (NCCC)...

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