#RedTidePH: List of areas positive for red tide

The public has been advised 'not to harvest, not to sell, not to buy, and not to eat' shellfish from the following areas.

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PRRD to sack more BOC execs, eyes Army takeover

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte considers firing  more officials at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) as he eyes the takeover of soldiers in the “corruption-laden” government office. In a speech in Leyte, Duterte said he plans to make a wholesale “firing” when he returns to Manila. “I will...

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Duterte confirms Piñol’s transfer to MinDA

ALANGALANG, Leyte -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte confirmed on Friday that Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is leaving his cabinet post to lead the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).This was announced by Duterte in his 38-minute speech during the inauguration of the Chen Yi...

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Paolo Duterte now considers running for Speaker

Presidential son and Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte on Tuesday said he is considering joining the already tight speakership race at the House of Representatives. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special investigative....

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Junior & Gemma asayas celebrate 50th wedding anniversary | Philstar.com

With 50 wonderful years behind them and still?counting, retirees Francisco Asayas, fondly called Junior, and Gemma Asayas, long-time residents of America, decided to renew their vows at their lovely summer home in Palompon, Leyte. by Honey Jarque Loop

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TESDA brings ‘Tsuper Iskolar’ to Visayas | PTV News

TESDA brings ‘Tsuper Iskolar’ to Visayas July 5, 2019 32 Facebook Twitter Google+ By Ma. Cristina Arayata/Philippine News Agency MANILA — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), together with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), officially launched the “Tsuper I...

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Duterte confirms Agri chief move to BARMM

Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol will leave the Cabinet to become one of the President Rodrigo Duterte's men in the newly created BARMM

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The ANC Brief: Creeping red

More blood is flowing from the government's war on drugs. This time from a 3-year-old child.

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Ramp to connect Olango Island to proposed Cordova-Getafe Bridge

OLANGO Island, Lapu-Lapu City will be reached by land instead of by sea when a ramp is connected to a Cordova, Cebu-Getafe, Bohol bridge now being...

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PNP sees immediate closure of Samar ‘misencounter’

PALO, Leyte -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is eyeing to put closure on the June 25, 2018 Samar “misencounter” within the year as the government continues to extend all necessary assistance to the families of the slain cops.PNP 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director, Brig. Gen....

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P489,600 shabu seized in Bacolod

AN ESTIMATED P489,600 worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) was seized in separate drug bust operations in Bacolod City on Tuesday, July...

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In memoriam: Land rights advocate Rina Reyes, 54

FLORINA “Rina” Reyes, an indefatigable community leader and organizer in post-Yolanda setting, died due to heart attack early Wednesday morning,...

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Off the Route: Von Hernandez on 'turning the tide' of plastic pollution

Hernandez spoke to Waste Dive about his career as a waste and toxics campaigner, waste dumping in Southeast Asia and the path toward creating mass systemic change around plastics.

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Congress to prioritize passage of bill creating new water department - BusinessMirror

THE 18th Congress will prioritize the passage of the proposed Department of Water to address the country’s problem on water shortage, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez said the creation of a new department will include the construction of mini dams. He said the passage of the...

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Party-list bloc waiting for Duterte to name pick for House leader | Journal Online

“The endorsement of the President will play a very big factor in electing the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Anybody that gets the endorsement of the President, I think 80 to 85 percent will gravitate towards him. ‘Yun naman ang reyalidad sa House,” Garbin said in a television i...

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Tolentino urges POC execs to vacate posts | Philstar.com

Philippine Olympic Committee chairman Bambol Tolentino yesterday welcomed the International Olympic Committee’s order for an orderly resolution to the POC’s raging leadership crisis and reiterated his call for his fellow executives to vacate the board seats and clear the way for special election...

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Gomez couple lays out plan for Ormoc development

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Romualdez bloc confident in Leyte rep's House Speaker run

ALLIES of Leyte Representative-elect Martin Romualdez expressed Wednesday, June 26, their full support to his House speakership bid.“We are 100...

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Richard Gomez to focus on infrastructure dev't, disaster management during 2nd term

Among the Ormoc City mayor's priorities are solving traffic congestion, increasing the city's resiliency to calamities, and banning single use plastics by 2021

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NDRRMC warns public to monitor possible flooding, landslides due to TD Egay

QUEZON CITY, June 30 — The NDRRMC conducted a Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) on June 30 to discuss the possible effects and preparations for Tropical Depression Egay (TD Egay).Based on the PDRA, as of 1 pm today, TD Egay is located at 705 km East of Casiguran, Aurora (15.9’N,...

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Tacloban lass earns 4 medals in Miss PH Earth pre-pageant events

Miss Tacloban Chelsea Fernandez gathered steam in the ongoing Miss Philippines Earth pageant, earning her second gold medal in the Beach Wear Competition organized by pageant sponsor Connext Holdin…

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5.0 quake jolts parts of S. Leyte, Cebu, Bohol

TACLOBAN CITY - A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Southern Leyte early Sunday morning.

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