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Del Pilar rites in Bulacan scaled down due to heavy rains

BULAKAN, Bulacan — Officials scaled down Sunday’s commemoration of the 176th birth anniversary of Filipino hero and journalist Marcelo H. del Pilar due to continuous heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat. The 8 a.m. program at the Marcelo H. del Pilar Shrine in Sitio Cupang, Barangay San Nicolas, was canceled and

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P569-M flood-control structures in Zambales damaged amid heavy rains

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Flood-control structures in Zambales bore the brunt of the recent heavy rains, with damage to dikes, revetments and slope protection facilities now estimated at P569.27 million, based on government data. According to the latest combined assessment by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 1st and 2nd district, an estimated

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Thai PM blocks CP’s exit from rail deal

A dispute over Thailand’s flagship three-airport high-speed rail project has escalated, with the government warning that a private operator cannot simply walk away from a multi-billion-baht contract. The warning follows a bid by a CP Group-linked firm to terminate its role in the scheme connecting the country’s three main airports. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said …

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LPA intensifies into Tropical Depression Pilandok

MANILA, Philippines – The low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) strengthened into Tropical Depression Pilandok on Sunday morning, according to state meteorologists. As of 10 a.m., Pilandok was located 1,225 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon and was moving west-northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical

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Nepal floods: Rescuers battle rugged terrain to find missing

KATHMANDU — An Armed Police Force rescue team on Friday afternoon reached the wreckage of a security post in Timure, a remote settlement in Rasuwa near the Chinese border. The rescuers were sifting through debris left by Wednesday’s devastating flood when one of them heard something unexpected: a child crying. “At the surface, nothing was

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E. Samar gov urges stronger LGU-school ties on safety

TACLOBAN  CITY, Philippines — Eastern Samar Gov. Ralph Vincent Evardone has called for stronger cooperation between local governments and the education sector to address school safety concerns and ensure that students receive the support they need to learn and thrive. Evardone made the call during the Department of Education (DepEd) Eastern Visayas’ 6th Regional Management

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Body of missing pregnant Aeta found after 4-day search in Zambales lake

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — The body of a pregnant Aeta woman who had been missing since a boat capsized in Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, was recovered Sunday, Aug. 30, four days after the incident. The Philippine Coast Guard confirmed that the body of 26-year-old Arryn Paanan Liwanag was recovered at 11:20 a.m., bringing

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