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LIST: Flight disruptions on Aug. 6 due to Maymay, habagat

MANILA, Philippines — Around 1,660 passengers are affected by flight disruptions on Thursday, due to inclement weather brought by Maymay and the southwest monsoon, or habagat, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) reported. In an advisory, the Caap announced the following flights affected by cancellation and delays at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport

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Kin finds body of 81-year-old dad after 2 months in Davao Sur morgue

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur — An unidentified man who was found dead in a rice field was finally claimed by his relatives after two months in the morgue of a funeral home here. Rodulfo Bacus, 81, a resident of Barangay Tres de Mayo, was positively identified by his kin on Tuesday evening after the

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2 dead in Benguet landslide amid heavy rains — police

MANILA, Philippines — Two men died when a landslide affected an eatery in La Trinidad town in Benguet province amid inclement weather on Thursday morning, the police said. In a phone interview with reporters, Benguet police chief Col. Dionisio Bonoy identified the fatalities as two cooks aged 31 and 55. Meanwhile, another male cook aged

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6-year-old boy hurt as armed groups clash in Maguindanao del Sur

COTABATO CITY — A stray bullet wounded a six-year-old boy after rival armed groups exchanged gunfire in a remote village in Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday morning amid the gun ban imposed for the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections next month. Maj. Guiseppe Tamayo, Maguindanao del Sur Police Provincial Office spokesperson, said the child was playing

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Ilocos Sur road closed as rockslide buries highway section

BANTAY, Ilocos Sur — A rockslide forced the closure of a section of the Tagudin-Cervantes Road in Suyo, Ilocos Sur, on Thursday morning, triggered by heavy rains and strong winds from Tropical Cyclone Maymay, and the previous rains dumped by Luis and the enhanced southwest monsoon.  The Department of Public Works and Highways’ Ilocos Sur

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Thai minister says Chinese ambassador should build understanding, not deepen dispute

Thailand‘s Foreign Affairs Ministry urged the Chinese ambassador to help promote mutual understanding between the two countries, following the chaos at Suvarnabhumi International Airport involving a group of Chinese fans and airport security last week. The incident took place at about 11pm on July 29 before a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Beijing. A …

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Van carrying 43 undocumented migrants crashes after police chase

Police arrested a Thai van driver after finding 43 undocumented Myanmar migrants crammed inside his vehicle following a chase in Kanchanaburi yesterday, August 5. The operation took place at around 5am after police and other security agencies received intelligence that a smuggling network was transporting undocumented migrants through Kanchanaburi. Officers later spotted a white van …

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Davao Occidental struck with magnitude 5.6, 5.3 quakes today

MANILA – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Thursday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). State seismologists said it was an aftershock of the June 2026 magnitude 7.8 offshore Sarangani and magnitude 6.5 offshore Davao Occidental earthquakes The magnitude 5.6 quake struck 16 km. west of Balut Island at

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Alex Eala advances in Toronto, avenging Australian Open loss to Parks

Alexandra Eala won her opening match, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, in the second round of the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday night, August 5. She defeated Alycia Parks, 25, and avenged her loss to the American, who caused her first-round exit in this year’s Australian Open last January. In the third round, Eala will

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Mandaue City acquires more flooding response equipment

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government is acquiring additional flood-response equipment, including vacuum trucks, mobile suction trucks, and portable submersible pumps, to strengthen its flood response. City Administrator Atty. Gonzalo Malig-on Jr. said two mobile sewage suction and jetting trucks are expected to be delivered within two weeks, while two vacuum trucks are

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