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DOH Assures Filipinos as Pneumonic Plague Raises Concerns Abroad PNEUMONIC PLAGUE – With concerns growing over a possible pneumonic plague outbreak abroad, the Department of Health has clarified the current risk to the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public that the risk of pneumonic plague spreading to the Philippines remains “very ... Read more

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Heavy rain is forecast in 46 provinces today, with the North, Central and East worst affected. Bangkok faces fairly widespread thundershowers with isolated heavy rain.

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Police in Chon Buri raided a metal company in Ban Bueng district on Thursday, 8 October, over suspicions it was operating through a Chinese nominee arrangement, and arrested a Chinese man already wanted by a court. Ban Bueng Police Station led the operation with Chon Buri Immigration, the Ban Bueng district administration office and the …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu and the rest of the Visayas will see cloudy skies with rain showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, October 10, due to the effects of a low-pressure area (LPA) and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), in its regional weather forecast issued at

A stray monkey reportedly spotted in Ginatilan, Cebu on October 7. | Photo contributed by Marlon Alcala/FB LILOAN, Cebu — The latest suspect in a string of motorcycle side mirror thefts has a tail. This, as a monkey sighting has Ginatilan, Cebu residents on alert, and motorists are being told to watch their side mirrors.

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Police arrested an individual considered number 9 in the list of most wanted persons in Ilocos Sur. The suspect was nabbed during the enforcement of a warrant of arrest in Caoayan town on Friday, Oct. 9. The suspect, a 34-year-old construction worker and a resident of the municipality, was apprehended

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—The Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) Basilan Provincial Office on Friday (Oct. 9) strongly condemned two separate ambushes within a four-day span in Basilan. These incidents left 1 soldier dead and 24 others wounded—including a 10-year-old child and his father. In a statement, the human rights body announced it has launched

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ORMECO) has called on its power suppliers to immediately restore their full contracted capacity. It also warned that a significant supply shortfall may force the cooperative to implement manual load dropping on Saturday, Oct. 10. In its advisory, ORMECO said the province’s contracted capacity

CALAPAN CITY — Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc. (MSLI) has opened its online booking system for passenger trips on four routes connecting Batangas City to destinations in Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro and Romblon. In a travel advisory on Sept. 29, the shipping company announced that passengers can now book tickets online for trips between Batangas City

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — Environment authorities have taken custody of an ailing Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus) after residents rescued the bird when it repeatedly fell to the ground in Barangay Manil, Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte, on Wednesday, October 7. Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) Maribel Acama said residents