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Harvest drops in Pangasinan due to rice black bug, rats

STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan -- The problem of rice black bug (RBB) is not yet over as it continued to infest rice farms in Sta. Barbara and adjacent towns. Ludovico Ocampo, former president...

Mortar explosion kills 8, injures 5 in Zamboanga del Norte

ZAMBOANGA CITY --Eight people, including four children, died while five others were wounded in a mortar shell explosion in a remote area of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported on Thursday. Chief...

P37-M fund sought to rehab Eastern Samar abaca industry

TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) is seeking a PHP37.84 million budget to carry out a massive rehabilitation program of abaca farms in Eastern Samar province until...

Zero casualty, damage in Bohol due to ‘Agaton’

TAGBILARAN CITY -- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said Wednesday the province of Bohol posted zero casualty and zero damage from Tropical Depression Agaton earlier this week. Such...

Region 1 Medical Center gets new building, facilities this year

DAGUPAN CITY -- A new five-storey building and modern facilities are being anticipated this 2018  at the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City, the biggest public hospital in Pangasinan. Dr....

Ombudsman dismisses ex-mayor Mabilog anew

ILOILO CITY -- Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has meted former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog with another dismissal, this time for an anomalous towing deal way back in 2015. The Ombudsman,...

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