Police up the game in the anti-drug campaign

THE year 2018 saw the deaths of public officials, activists, police officers and suspected drug pushers in Cebu and Central Visayas.Operatives of the...

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UPDATE: ‘Usman’ death tollclimbs to 44--NDRRMC | The Manila Times Online

THE death toll from tropical depression “Usman” climbed to 44 as its heavy rains caused landslides and floods in Southern Luzon and the Visayas, disaster authorities said on Sunday. Edgar Posadas, spokesman of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), said, however, t...

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Customs bureau posts P585-B revenue in 2018

REVENUE collected by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) this year expanded 27.8 percent to P585.542 billion on the back of improved performance from 14 of the agency’s collection districts.The BOC over the weekend reported its revenue for the year amounted to P585.542 billion based on preliminary fig

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Elon Musk thinks the first Mars settler could be an AI

Musk has a fraught relationship with the topic of AI.

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These Are The 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2019, According To Survey

It's time to look forward to all the big movies 2019 has in store!

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Deal Alert: Get a new Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset for only $169.99 - MSPoweruser

Microsoft’s official eBay outlet is selling new Acer Mixed Reality headsets for an amazing price. They are offering the Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset with the controller for only $169.99. The item is brand new and unopened and has the following specs: 2.89” diagonal display size (x2) Two hi...

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18 UNDER SIGNAL NO. 1: Usman seen to bring heavy rains over Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Dinagat

Signal No. 1 is still raised over 18 areas as Tropical Depression Usman slowed down while moving west at 10 kph, according to PAGASA. Current latest trending Philippine headlines on science, technology breakthroughs, hardware devices, geeks, gaming, web/desktop applications, mobile apps, social medi...

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Filipino expat workers’ cash flow nears record high

MANILA: Cash remittances by Filipino migrant workers worldwide could reach a record high this year despite a steep fall in money transfers from the Middle East. A Philippines congressman, Leyte Rep. Henry Ong, said on Thursday that remittances remained on track to reach $31 billion this year. Figure...

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Nearly a thousand boat passengers stranded

ILOILO City – The cancellation of boat trips as part of preparations for tropical depression “Usman” stranded 903 people in various Panay Island seaports. Western Visayas is along the path of “Usman” that is forecast to plow through the islands of Leyte, Cebu, Panay, and Masbate before hea...

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LeBron James explains how parenthood has made him a more effective leader in sports

The NBA superstar and father of three says his kids have taught him a key lesson about leading a team.

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MMDA wants to 'diet' EDSA lanes, proposes slimmer roads

MMDA proposes to narrow down EDSA lanes from the existing width of 3.4 meters to a slim 2.8 meters

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Catriona Gray’s Miss U costume wows ‘Yolanda’ survivors | PTV News

Catriona Gray’s Miss U costume wows ‘Yolanda’ survivors December 11, 2018 2876 Facebook Twitter Google+ By Sarwell Meniano – PNA TACLOBAN CITY — Typhoon Yolanda survivors lauded Miss Philippines Catriona Gray for using the Pintados pattern during the Miss Universe 2018 national costume sho...

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PH can visit disputed areas in West PH Sea anytime but China can’t be ignored--Lorenzana | The Manila Times Online

THE Philippines can visit all of its occupied islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) anytime although China’s claim cannot be ignored, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said. “I wish I could make it go away, but they are not even. If we are going to show them our arbitral ruli...

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Living up to a promise to #giveasmile

AT LEAST 1,000 children living with cleft lip or palate will soon be able to literally smile at the world. Hong Kong-based retail group AS Watson and...

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Storm alerts raised over 12 areas

THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has raised Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal #1 (TCWS#1) over...

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Music and arts festival to help revive Leyte’s creative scene

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Tacloban police nab fellow cop for robbery hold-up

TACLOBAN City police have arrested a fellow police officer for alleged robbery hold-up in two separate incidents in the city last week.City Police...

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Bush secretly sponsored a Filipino child for 10 years. Read letters they sent each other

Even after his death, George H.W. Bush continues to warm our hearts.

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PT&T moves out of rehab, sets expansion

Listed Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (PT&T) is moving on from rehabilitation as a Makati court deemed that all conditions to exit such have been satisfied.

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Leyte to build more climate change adaptation roads

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Leyte provincial government will build more roads perpendicular to the primary highway as part of the climate change adaptation strategy.Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said on Tuesday that under the 2018 Annual Investment Plan, the local government will build or upgrade...

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It’s another grand slam for UV

THE University of the Visayas (UV) men’s team gave itself a fitting gift after clinching a three-peat in the 2018 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation...

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Enough Noche Buena supply in W. Visayas — DTI

ILOILO CITY—With the holiday rush, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) assured there is enough Noche Buena supply in Western Visayas region.

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Bravo, McKenzie share PPS Mandaue honors | The Manila Times Online

Cedrix Bravo hacked out a pair of tough wins while Ashley McKenzie swept her way to twin victories in the premier sides to clinch the MVP honors in

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Bong Go, JV Ejercito, Ipe Salvador fly to Ormoc for charter day

The election season is heating up.

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PVL: Perlas Spikers survive thriller to end elims

BATANGAS CITY --- Nicole Tiamzon delivered at crunch time as BanKo aborted a monumental collapse with a 25-22, 25-19, 29-31, 11-25, 15-11, win Saturday over Tacloban to end the elimination round of the Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Open Conference at the Batangas City Coliseum here.

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Scattered rain expected across the Visayas, Bicol Region – PAGASA

The Visayas and Bicol Region could expect cloudy conditions accompanied with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorm due to a low-pressure area 165 kilometers northeast of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, PAGASA predicted in Sunday morning forecast. Current latest trending Philippine headlines on sci...

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No work in gov’t offices on Dec. 26: Palace

THE Office of the President released on Friday, Dec. 21, Memorandum Circular 55, suspending government work on Wednesday, Dec. 26.Employees of...

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Ex- Air Force chief: ‘May we be on the right side of history’

Lt. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr. stepped down from his post as Air Force chief, 13 months before his mandatory retirement.

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Richard Gomez welcomes Efren Bata Reyes in Ormoc

It's a warm welcome from one sportsman to another.

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Iodine deficiency disorder remains high in Central Visayas

NUTRITION ALERT: IODINE deficiency disorder (IDD) remains a major concern in Central Visayas since only 2.7 percent of households in the region have attained adequate iodine salt consumption,

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Cebuanos enjoy free bus rides till Christmas Eve

CEBU CITY -- The commuting public here can enjoy free bus rides starting Thursday until Christmas Eve -- a Christmas gift of President Rodrigo Duterte and his former long-time special assistant, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, to the Cebuanos.Presidential Assistant for the Visayas...

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Low pressure area to bring rain in Visayas, Mindanao 5 days before Christmas

PAGASA urges Visayas and Mindanao residents to prepare for possible flooding and landslides due to occasional heavy rain

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Broner looking at Pacquiao bout as career-defining

Adrien Broner, at 29, feels he’s the one at the crossroads, calling his duel with the Filipino ring icon a tipping point in his career.

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New study finds that marijuana can reprogram sperm genes

We don’t know yet if the changes are permanent

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‘Safeguard duty on cement imports may stall public infra’

SLAPPING additional duties on cement imports to safeguard local manufacturers could lead to shortage and the eventual delay of the government’s infrastructure projects, importers argued on Wednesday.

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Miss Universe Catriona Gray a social media star

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Scattered rain expected over Mindanao – PAGASA

The whole of Mindanao would be under the influence of a low-pressure area trough and could thus expect cloudy conditions accompanied with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, weather service PAGASA predicted in a Wednesday morning forecast. Current latest trending Philippine headlines on science...

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Eastern Visayas towns suspend classes, works due to ‘Samuel’

MAASIN City and other key areas in Eastern Visayas have suspended classes and work as Tropical Depression “Samuel” is approaching Leyte-Samar on...

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Port of Zamboanga breaches collection goal for the year at P351.787 million—BOC

The Port of Zamboanga has exceeded its annual collection goal of P288 million for the year, with its current port collection amounting to P351.787 million, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Monday.The BOC said in a news statement that the southern Philippines port has collected P38.661 mil

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P525-M Tacloban projects under COA scrutiny

Tacloban City – The Commission on Audit (COA) in Eastern Visayas has found irregularities in the implementation of several infrastructure projects of the city government costing more than P525 million last year.

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NCCA links with Bacolod school for performing arts scholarship | The Daily Guardian

BACOLOD City – The National Commission for Culture and the the Arts (NCCA) has tapped the Colegio de San Agustin (CSA)-Bacolod in providing scholarships for short certificate courses on arts and culture for Negrense artists. NCCA Deputy Executive Director Marichu Tellano said that in order to hone...

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These 11 Apps Will Help You Reach Your 2019 Organizational Goals

A new year is a new opportunity to get your business together. Get your priorities straightened out. And maybe finally become the person who picks up their dry cleaning on time. New years become hectic at a startling speed. But there's an app or 11…

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A Brewing Dynasty: A Guide to the Cast Who Comprised the 2018 Ateneo Blue Eagles

JUST A year removed from the dream season that broke a four-year title drought, the Ateneo Blue Eagles are now...

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PIA cites best info officers, offices in Capiz | The Daily Guardian

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Three government information officers in Capiz were cited as this year’s Best Performing Information Officers (IOs) in Western Visayas by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-6. Information Officers Ayr Altavas of the Provincial Health Office, SPO3 Donna Asmod of the Capiz...

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DPWH proposes funding for new diversion road in Leyte with state-of-the art drainage system feature

MANILA, Dec. 11 — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will push the construction of Tacloban-Palo Diversion Road Project in 2019 in order to decongest traffic and curb flooding in Tacloban City and Palo, Leyte Province.Director Nerie Bueno of DPWH-Region 8 said that the proposed...

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DPWH proposes funding for new diversion road in Leyte with state-of-the art drainage system feature

MANILA, Dec. 11 — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will push the construction of Tacloban-Palo Diversion Road Project in 2019 in order to decongest traffic and curb flooding in Tacloban City and Palo, Leyte Province.Director Nerie Bueno of DPWH-Region 8 said that the proposed...

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P275M drugs seized in Central Visayas in 2018

THE Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 operatives seized P275 million worth of illegal drugs in 6,469 operations in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and...

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Vucevic leads Magic over Bulls 97-91 in Mexico City

Nikola Vucevic scored 26 points, and the Orlando Magic snapped a three-game losing streak with a 97-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

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The untold story of how India's sex workers prevented an Aids epidemic

Beating Aids is India’s greatest public health achievement. A new book says it wouldn’t have happened without women

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