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Kanlaon Volcano emits ash on Thursday – Phivolcs

MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island was seen emitting ash on Thursday, state seismologists said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the ash emission began at around 6 a.m. as captured by the camera of Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Canlaon City. According to Phivolcs’ advisory, “This event generated grayish plumes

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PH Navy christens BRP Rajah Lakandula, boosting modernization

OLONGAPO CITY — The Philippine Navy announced on Thursday that it formally christened BRP Rajah Lakandula (PS21), its newest Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel, at the Naval Operating Base in nearby Subic town in Zambales. During the ceremony held at Quay 7 on Wednesday, the Navy formally unveiled the vessel’s name and bow number, signifying

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Cops seize P1.45-M in meth, arrest 8 in Western Visayas drug bust

ILOILO CITY — Police authorities in Western Visayas confiscated approximately 214 grams of suspected meth and arrested eight drug suspects during a series of coordinated operations over 24 hours. The anti-illegal drug sweep, conducted by the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) starting at 6 a.m. on Friday, May 27, yielded a total of P1,455,200 in

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Future of two coco institutions serving farmers in limbo

Two institutions once credited with helping thousands of coconut farmers escape poverty are now “shadows of their previous robust selves,” said Leonardo Montemayor, a former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. Montemayor, now chairman of the Federation of Free Farmers, said the United Coconut Planters Bank-Coconut Industry Investment Fund’s (UCPB-CIIF) Finance and Development Corp. (CocoFinance) and

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