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Pam creates TWG for Malapascua Island power transition

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Cebu Provincial Government has begun transitioning its interim power-generation operations on Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan to a permanent and authorized service provider. On September 4, Governor Pamela Baricuatro signed Executive Order No. 48, creating a technical working group to oversee the orderly transition as the Capitol prepares to exit its

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Zamboanga City village exec yields firearms, contraband cigarettes

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – A councilman of Barangay Zone 4 in Zamboanga City was arrested on Friday, Sept. 4, after police operatives seized assorted firearms, ammunition, tactical gear and nearly P3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a dawn raid in Barangay Putik, also in the city. Authorities only described the suspect as

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Pedestrian killed in Bukidnon highway crash

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A male pedestrian died after being struck by a pick-up truck along the national highway here at dawn on Saturday, September 5. Investigators from the Valencia City police station are still working to identify the victim. According to initial police reports, the incident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. in front of

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Four bodies found at proposed Jewish cemetery in Chachoengsao

Chachoengsao officials are investigating a proposed Jewish cemetery after an inspection found signs that as many as four bodies may already have been buried at the site, with officials preparing to pursue legal action. The site is in Samed Tai subdistrict, Bang Khla district, Chachoengsao province, and has been linked to plans for a new …

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Puerto Galera residents warned of haze health hazards

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Residents and visitors of Puerto Galera have been advised to take health precautions as haze caused by smoke from Indonesian forest fires blankets the municipality, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) warned on Friday, Sept. 4. What may look like ordinary mist is actually a thick concentration

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Hemodialysis Tops PhilHealth’s List of Claims

MANILA, Philippines — Hemodialysis treatments accounted for the largest share of claims paid by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in the first six months of the year, totaling P48.76 billion. In a report posted on its Facebook page Friday, PhilHealth said hemodialysis ranked first among the top 10 procedures based on claims payments as

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Hospital bed shortage hits Oriental Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — All public hospitals run by the provincial government are operating well beyond their authorized bed capacity due to various types of illnesses, resulting in a total shortage of 187 beds as of Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to data from the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Health Office (PHO). “All five hospitals are

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Rains slow measles jab drive in Baguio; house-to-house campaign set

BAGUIO CITY — With measles vaccination coverage stuck at just 20 percent, the City Health Services Office (CHSO) is taking its campaign to the doorsteps of families as it races to immunize more children amid weeks of heavy rains. City health officials said additional workers from the Department of Health (DOH), CHSO and city health

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