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School in Batangas City suspends classes due to shooting threats

LUCENA CITY – Classes and all on-site school activities at Batangas City Integrated High School (BCIHS) in Batangas City have been suspended starting Monday after the school received reported shooting threats. “In view of the reported shooting threats involving Batangas City Integrated High School (BCIHS), all classes and on-site school activities are suspended beginning tomorrow,

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Cebu optimistic about securing MICECon 2027 bid

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  With strong backing from various stakeholders, including the public sector, Cebu’s MICE industry remains optimistic about securing the bid to host the Philippine MICE Conference (MICECon) 2027 after Cebu and other Visayas destinations were shortlisted in the latest round of bidding. “We are very happy to share that just a few

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Ex-SC spokesperson, top lawyers join House prosecution panel

MANILA, Philippines — A former Supreme Court spokesperson and several prominent lawyers from leading law firms were named as new members of the House prosecution panel in the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima announced on Monday that former SC spokesperson Theodore Te, also of the Free

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PNP: Alleged Batangas school shooting threat came from ‘bullied’ student

MANILA, Philippines — The purported threat of an attack against a public school in Batangas province came from an individual who identified themselves as a “bullied” student, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. The threat was received through the school’s social media page late Sunday night, prompting the management to suspend classes on

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Brown spot remains top rice disease in Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY — Brown spot remained the most common rice disease in Western Visayas in May, while stem borer damage and increasing weed infestation emerged as the region’s primary crop protection concerns, according to the latest monthly pest surveillance report of the Department of Agriculture’s Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC). Based on the Rice Pests

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PNP: Dela Rosa to be arrested if he resurfaces for impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said that if Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa resurfaced anew for the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the law enforcement agency would arrest him. “We are mandated to effect the arrest of Senator Bato,” PNP public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co

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