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TRAGIC CRASH. This handout photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 and released on Dec. 6 by the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office shows rescue personnel working at the scene where a bus plunged into a ravine in Hamtic town in Antique, leaving at least 17 people dead. …

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan assured residents that the city government can distribute all of the Christmas food boxes for each family in the city on or before Dec. 12. Photo from Bong Son/MANILA BULLETIN Lacuna-Pangan said during the distribution held in District 3 on Monday, Dec. 4, the city government …

Speaker Martin Romualdez Congress is reviewing the decriminalization of libel and abortion as part of efforts to decongest jails, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said Wednesday in an address to the National Jail Decongestion Summit. Romualdez said the House was committed to lending a hand in the collective effort to …

A magnitude 5.7 aftershock jolted Surigao del Sur at 5:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, following the 6.8-magnitude quake in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. Phivolcs This is the third aftershock felt at magnitude 5.7 that hit Cagwait, Surigao del Sur in two days since its occurrence. Phivolcs traced its epicenter …

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, Dec. 5, said the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will continue to be the “dominant” wind system in the country for the next two to three days. (Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group) Weather specialist Chris Perez said the …

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced a passing percentage of 69.57 for the Physical Therapist Licensure Examination (PTLE) and 58.30 percent for the Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination (OTLE), both held in December 2023. Photo credit to PRC Results released on Tuesday, Dec. 5, showed that 1,288 out of 1,884 examinees …

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), on Tuesday, Dec. 5, announced the date and venue of the face-to-face mass oathtaking of new geologists. Photo credit to PRC The commission reported that 3,423 out of 10,014 examinees, or 34.18 percent, passed the November 2023 Licensure Examination for Agriculturists. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/5/3-423-pass-november-2023-agriculturists-licensure-exam The oathtaking …

President Marcos signed the Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines (PPP Code) and the Internet Transactions Act of 2023 on Tuesday, Dec. 5. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Marcos signed the two landmark bills while in isolation in …

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Dec. 5, said that its Curriculum Strand is set to discuss the findings of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a national forum. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) “The Curriculum strand will …

Jeffrey “Ka Eric” Celiz (Facebook) SMNI program anchor Jeffrey “Ka Eric” Celiz could be spending both Christmas and New Year in detention at the House of Representatives. This, after Celiz was cited in contempt by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 5 during the continuation of …