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Relief, clearing ops ongoing in Puerto Princesa

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – Relief and clearing operations are ongoing here in the wake of tropical depression “Urduja”, said the head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Managemen Office (CDRRMO)...

Ifugao gets P5-M for drug rehab center; 79 surrenderers finish ‘camp’

BAGUIO CITY — The Ifugao provincial government has received PHP5 million from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) as initial fund for the construction of a building at the Ifugao Reflection Camp...

EDC restoring power plants in Leyte

MANILA -- Listed geothermal leader Energy Development Corp. (EDC) said Tuesday it is working to restore power plants in Leyte which had been affected by landslides and flooding brought about by...

NPA presence hinders growth of southern Palawan town

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Tribal leaders and local government officials of Brooke’s Point, southern Palawan, have strongly condemned the persistent presence of the New People’s Army (NPA), believing the terrorist...

4 dead, 1 missing in Bicol due to ‘Urduja’

LEGAZPI CITY -- Tropical storm “Urduja” left the Bicol peninsula with four people dead and one missing, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) said on Tuesday. Claudio Yucot, Office...

‘Urduja’ leaves P19.3-M infra damage in Masbate

LEGAZPI CITY -- Tropical storm "Urduja" left Bicol with PHP19.3-million worth of damages to public infrastructure when it hit the region, particularly Masbate province over the weekend, the Department of Public...

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