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More charges recommended vs Baldwin, 8 others – PNP

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police confirmed on Wednesday that additional cases have been recommended against resigned Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball head coach Tab Baldwin and eight others. The charges were in connection with the fatal drownings of Ateneo student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team training activity in Dipaculao,

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Maynilad’s ‘buffers’ to ensure adequate water supply despite El Niño

MANILA, Philippines — Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has assured the public that it has “more buffers” to ensure reliable water supply amid the drop in Angat Dam’s water level and the looming El Niño phenomenon. The company, which provides water and wastewater processing services in 17 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and Cavite, said

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Extension of P50-kilo price cap for imported rice urged

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is hopeful that President Marcos will approve the recommendation to extend for 60 days the P50 per kilo price ceiling for imported rice to stabilize price supply and prices. “We need two more months because there is no harvest. If we lift the price cap, prices might

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Senate probe sees ‘extremist’ influence in Tacloban campus slays

MANILA, Philippines — A Senate committee flagged the operations of an online extremist group that it suspected of influencing the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City, as it opened an inquiry into the incident. Wednesday’s hearing also raised calls for stronger interventions to protect the youth from online violence that could lead to real-life

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LTFRB summons PUV operators in INC rally

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has summoned 34 public transport operators that joined the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally on Edsa on Tuesday instead of plying their routes. In a statement on Wednesday, the LTFRB said that it issued show cause orders to operators of buses and UV Express

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Baguio eyes drills for response to school shooting, violence

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The local government is drawing up a model response plan to deal with possible cases of school shootings, such as what happened in Tacloban City. Once firmed up, the approach will be carried out in drills, just like how schools teach students what to do when there is an earthquake. Mayor

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DENR plants 1,000 native tree seedlings in Zambales

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Masinloc town, has planted nearly 1,000 native tree seedlings in this province as part of efforts to restore degraded forest areas and improve ecosystem resilience against climate change. In a phone interview

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Wet season cropping off to a dry start for Bulacan, Pampanga farmers 

CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN, Philippines — The onset of the traditional wet season this month, which also kicks off the rice cropping period, will be a dry one in Bulacan and Pampanga provinces as the water level in Angat Dam dips below the critical level. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said that given the current

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Pest attack in Negros sugar farms worsens

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Provincial legislators in Negros Occidental on Tuesday approved a measure declaring the province under a state of calamity, giving Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson greater resources at his disposal to fight a pest that has already ravaged a vast expanse of sugarcane farms. The measure was in response to Resolution

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DENR: dredging in Ilocos river aims for its restoration

CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region I said the activity currently being undertaken within the Buaya River in Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur, is a river restoration and flood control project through dredging by the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur. In a statement posted on its social media page,

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