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‘Yolanda’ death toll reaches 4,011 as damages rise to billions
The. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the death toll from typhoon Yolanda that struck the Visayas region last November 8, has risen to 4,011. Last November 11, President Aquino has
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Filipino spirit amazes foreign journalist
A foreign correspondent who was covering the aftermath of super typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban revealed that he was at loss on what to think when he found teenagers playing basketball in a wrecked neighborhood
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Son of Japanese soldier puts closure to the loss of his father
Kenji Hirakawa of Fukuoka sent 200,000 yen (around P86,500) in donation to the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo as an expression of solidarity and apology for all the troubles his father may have caused the
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US Secretary of State to visit PH in December
Senator Loren Legarda quoted the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit the Philippines in December. Legarda gave the announcement during the DFA budget deliberations in the
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Angara praises signing of Anti-Bullying Law
President Benigno S. Aquino III has recently approved the law against bullying in schools. Aquino signed Republic Act No 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, as Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara lauded the
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DILG, CAAP mull resumption of Zamboanga flights
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) are planning to resume daily commercial flights at the Zamboanga International Airport. DILG Secretary Mar Roxas II
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Senate finally approves FOI bill
After being approved in the Senate during the last Congress but failing to get the same approval at the House of Representatives, the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) bill was approved by a joint
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Bb. Pilipinas 2013 Winners
Ariella Arida, a 24-year-old Chemistry graduate from Alaminos, Laguna, will represent the country in the 2013 Miss Universe pageant to be held in Panama this July after emerging as the top winner in the
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11 Year Old Pinay Singer shines on “Britain’s Got Talent”
Another Filipino singer shines on the world stage and received a standing ovation from Simon Cowell and the three other judges of “Britain’s Got Talent” last Saturday, April 13. 11-year-old Arixsandra Libantino from Nottingham
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SC stops implementation of Comelec’s airtime cap on poll ads
The Supreme Court voted 9-6 to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing its resolution that imposed a cap on airtime of campaign advertisements for the coming elections. Under the rule, at the
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