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Italian trader, Filipino cohort face raps over Dubai job scam

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed new criminal charges for estafa and illegal recruitment against a London-based Italian businessman and three other individuals. Facing two counts of illegal recruitment committed by a syndicate and two counts of estafa under Article 315 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code were Adel, Mohammed, and

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Urgent Baguio need: New wastewater treatment plant

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Sanitation work crews of the summer capital have been busy scrubbing down its only sewage treatment plant (STP) after failing its recent performance evaluations. Baguio was slapped with a notice of violation after its outdated and overworked treatment facility failed tests conducted by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department

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In Zambales, coastal volunteers lead defense of marine sanctuary

ZAMBALES, Philippines — Long before sunrise spills across the waters of Masinloc Bay in Zambales, Bantay Dagat (sea patrol) volunteers quietly prepare their boats for another patrol through the vast marine sanctuary they have vowed to defend. Most are fishermen, fathers, and lifelong coastal residents whose lives have always been tied to the sea. But

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Baguio court junks case vs terror tag

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A court here dismissed one of the first legal challenges to the terrorist tag imposed by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) involving local activists, who were given that designation in 2023, arguably without due process. Windel Bolinget, chair of the Baguio-based militant group Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA), and its members Sarah Abellon-Alikes,

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ACT seeks post-quake check of school infra

MANILA, Philippines — An organization of teachers has urged the government to conduct a nationwide audit of school infrastructure and the immediate demolition of school buildings rendered unsafe after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday struck parts of Mindanao and damaged classrooms and school buildings and facilities across five regions on the island. “The destruction

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