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PNP goal: Raise Unified 911 efficiency from 96.15% to 100%

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership has challenged its personnel to achieve a 100-percent efficiency rate in handling Unified 911 calls, up from 96.15 percent recorded in the first eight months of 2026. “An efficiency rate of 96.15 percent is a strong performance, but for a service as critical as Unified 911, every second

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Lacson hits DPWH chief’s remark on Taguig projects

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday dared Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon to explain how an infrastructure project in Taguig City, which supposedly contained coordinates pointing outside verified project limits, should not be flagged as a “ghost” project. This followed Dizon’s earlier statement that there are “no ghost projects” in

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Impeach court expecting swift SC ruling on petitions vs vote threshold

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court is optimistic that the Supreme Court would immediately decide on the petitions challenging its decision to reduce the number of votes needed to convict — or acquit — Vice President Sara Duterte.   “Yes, that’s the expectation of our presiding officer [Sen. Francis Escudero] and the whole impeachment court.

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Taxi carrying foreigner swept off by floodwaters on Sa Kaeo road

Villagers rescued a foreign man and his taxi driver after strong floodwaters swept their car off a road in Sa Kaeo yesterday, September 26, cutting short the passenger’s journey to visit his girlfriend. The incident occurred while a special disaster response team from Chachoengsao Rescue was helping flood victims in Mueang district, Sa Kaeo. A …

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Four 2 metre crocodiles loose in flooded Sa Kaeo

Flooding in Sa Kaeo province has forced villagers up trees after four crocodiles, each around 2 metres long, escaped from a farm as floodwaters swamped the area, with several highways left impassable. The crocodiles were spotted in Moo 6, Khao Chakan subdistrict, Khao Chakan district, near Golden Place and Nawa Farm. Residents who encountered the …

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Thai Asian Games teams stuck for 8 hours as floods delay flight

Flooding left Thai Asian Games athletes stranded at an airport overnight after a shortage of baggage handlers delayed their flight to Nagoya, Japan, by nearly eight hours. Athletes and officials from Thailand’s wrestling, golf and rugby teams were scheduled to travel to the 2026 Asian Games on Thai Airways flight TG644, departing at 12.05am today, …

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Marcos meets with Eastern Visayas troops; lauds security, peace efforts

TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division (8ID) in Catbalogan City, Samar on Friday and expressed full support for soldiers carrying out security and peace-building missions in Eastern Visayas. Marcos, who is also commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), met with

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Day-long brownout hits parts of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat

TUPI, South Cotabato — A day-long power supply interruption on Sunday struck parts of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat due to preventive maintenance operations. This prompted some residents in areas served by the South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO I) to head to spring resorts to escape the heat. The National Grid Corp of the

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