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PCG clears mooring lines, ship wrecks at Tambobo Bay in Negros Oriental

DUMAGUETE CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard Station in Negros Oriental has cleared the Tambobo Bay in Siaton town of mooring lines and ship wrecks to allow roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) operations to begin at the port there. Lt. Marionne Abigail Enopia, Coast Guard – Negros Oriental station commander, told the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday

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Philippine Army brings gov’t services to Aklan’s most remote barangay

ILOILO CITY — A three-day Serbisyo Caravan by various government agencies has, for the first time, reached the remotest barangay of Libacao, Aklan after a long and arduous journey that started on June 15. “This Serbisyo Caravan, a convergence of government agencies and community partners, enabled the residents of Dalagsa-an, a geographically isolated and disadvantaged

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Village councilor shot dead in Abra

BAGUIO CITY – A barangay (village) councilor was shot and killed by an unidentified assailant in San Isidro, Abra, on Wednesday morning, police said. According to the investigators, the victim, Ronal Javier, 46, of Barangay Pantoc, was driving his tricycle to Poblacion, San Isidro, to pick up a passenger when he was ambushed at 7:40

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Ex-employee eyed as person of interest in House official’s slay

MANILA, Philippines — A former employee of a slain House of Representatives executive may be a person of interest in his killing, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said. Mauricio Pulchin, chief of the House committee on ways and means technical staff, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants at his daughter’s birthday party last

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P111.52-million shabu packs found in Cagayan, Ilocos Norte waters

MANILA, Philippines — Packages containing shabu (crystal meth) worth P111.52 million were found in waters off the provinces of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. Fisherfolk first found 15 packs weighing a total of 15 kilograms with suspected shabu valued at P102 million in the waters between Babuyan Island and

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Cargo ship grounding in Mu Koh Surin causes coral reef damage

Efforts are underway to refloat a Myanmar-flagged cargo ship that ran aground on a coral reef in Mu Koh Surin National Park, Phang Nga earlier this month, resulting in notable ecological harm. Kriangkrai Pohcharoen, the national park’s head, reported yesterday, June 17, that teams have been actively working since June 1, when the MV Ayar …

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Spox: No issue with House refusal of Duterte lawyers’ papers

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives’ decision not to receive the entry of appearance made by Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers for the impeachment trial should not result in any issue, prosecution spokesperson Antonio Bucoy said. In his first-ever press briefing held on Tuesday, Bucoy was asked why the House supposedly refused to receive the

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Senator-elect Kiko Pangilinan takes oath before SC Justice Marvic Leonen

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-elect Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan took his oath of office on Wednesday afternoon, his camp Team Kiko Pangilinan said in a statement. Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen administered Pangilinan’s oath at the high tribunal’s Session Hall in Padre Faura Street, Manila, it added. “Pangilinan was joined by his wife Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan;

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Bomb threat in Laguna town a hoax

LUCENA CITY — A bomb threat that targeted government offices and schools in Santa Cruz, Laguna Wednesday morning, June 18, was found to be just a hoax, authorities said. “According to the initial report from the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Unit, the bomb threat was determined to be a hoax,” Governor Ramil Hernandez announced in

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