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World Cup by the numbers: 104 matches, 48 teams and 3 countries

This year’s edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. The tournament being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico is the first since FIFA expanded the field from 32

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Cebu condos still viable investments, but location now critical

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — Buying a condominium unit in Cebu can still be a worthwhile investment, but investors can no longer expect the easy gains that characterized the market in previous years. Cebu’s condominium sector remains attractive, particularly in established business districts, but market conditions have shifted as supply continues to expand and buyers become

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Baligod: 14 more ex-staff of Zaldy Co ready to testify in Senate probe

MANILA, Philippines — Another 14 “former employees” of ex-Congressman Zaldy Co are prepared to face the Senate probe, Atty. Levito Baligod confirmed on Monday. They will join the initial 18 self-confessed bagmen who allegedly delivered luggage full of cash to government officials involved in the flood control scandal. Baligod said he will submit the names

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Cebu City speeds up canal dredging, clearing ops as rainy season begins

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has intensified canal declogging and dredging operations in flood-prone areas as the rainy season begins and localized thunderstorms continue to affect parts of the city. Mayor Nestor Archival said the local government has focused its operations in Cebu City areas frequently hit by flooding due to clogged drainage, including

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12 Pagadian coastal barangays suspend classes after tsunami warning

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Classes in several coastal barangays of Pagadian City were suspended on Monday following the issuance of Tsunami Information No. 1 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The advisory was issued after a magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake struck near Sarangani at 7:37 a.m. READ: Magnitude 7.8 quake

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PNP: Manhunt continues for remaining suspects in flood control case

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is actively pursuing the remaining accused in a Bulacan flood control-related case following the implementation of an arrest warrant against controversial contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya. In a statement on Monday, PNP chief, Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said police operations are ongoing to locate and arrest the

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NGCP: Mindanao earthquake damages power lines

DAVAO CITY — Several transmission lines in Southwestern Mindanao were damaged following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck on Monday, June 8, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). In a statement released to the media as of 9:30 a.m., NGCP said the affected transmission lines serve areas in Davao del Sur,

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2 dead in South Cotabato after magnitude 7.8 Mindanao quake

KORONADAL CITY — Two people died in South Cotabato due to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Monday morning. Rolly Doanne Aquino, head of the South Cotabato Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said the deaths were recorded in Barangay Kablon, Tupi town. READ: Magnitude 7.8 quake rocks Mindanao, topples

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Remulla turns over Curlee Discaya to Bulacan jail

CITY OF MALOLOS — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday led the expected transfer of arrested contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya to the Bulacan Provincial Jail. Remulla arrived at the Bulacan Regional Trial Court (RTC) in this city minutes ahead of Discaya and his lawyers. Judge Mirasol Ong Dychingco

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