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PBBM: Get out of harm’s way

Assures funds, food packs ready amid Mayon’s continued unrest President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged residents living inside the danger zone of Mayon Volcano to heed the evacuation instructions and directives of their local government officials to ensure their safety. “With the declaration of a state of calamity in Albay due …

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House aims to be prolific, focused—Barbers

The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez will continue to be a prolific in terms of its primary task of legislation for the entire 19th Congress. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said Romualdez had already set …

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Albay under state of calamity 

THE provincial government of Albay has placed the entire province under a state of calamity, due to Mayon Volcano's increasing restiveness. An announcement was made on the information office on Friday with the provincial council issuing Resolution 0607-2023, after conducting a special session that was live streamed on their Facebook …

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20,000 flee restive Mayon

Blast at summit sign of possible eruption as Albay declares state of calamity MAYON AGLOW. Mayon Volcano’s crater is aglow with fresh lava in this photo taken at 8:30 p.m. last night by Phivolcs. Phivolcs, Albay PNP photos Mayon Volcano’s crater glowed well into the night on Friday as state …

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Number coding shelved for June 12 celebrations

There will be no number coding on Monday, June 12, as the country celebrates its 125th Independence Day, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. But the MMDA announced on Friday it will impose a traffic rerouting scheme primarily along Roxas Boulevard in Manila due to road closures in connection …

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Defense chief to China: Earn our trust

CHINA should earn the trust of Filipinos, newly-appointed Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said on Thursday, as the Asian superpower becomes more aggressive in asserting its claims in the South China Sea. Teodoro made the statement after the Philippine Coast Guard questioned China for its alleged “contradicting” words and …

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Marcos: No shift from China to another superpower

ALL SMILES. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gamely poses for a selfie with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian (in blue suit), Association for Philippines-China Understanding chairman Raul Lambino (left) and other guests during the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding ceremony on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Alfred Frias The Philippines has not shifted …

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The ‘Big One’: Over 60k fatalities, 120k missing

READY FOR THE BIG ONE? Students take part in a nationwide earthquake drill at an elementary school in Manila on June 8, 2023. AFP Disaster officials warned the country could suffer over 60,000 fatalities and 120,000 people could go missing if a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits Metro Manila. During a simultaneous …

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