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Ombudsman wants to seize Ampatuan Sr's P54.9M illegal wealth
MANILA, Philippines – The late Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr and his wife Bai Lala Uy had illegally amassed P54.9-million worth of properties, according to state investigators, and Ombudsman...
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VIRAL: Terrified woman shares sexual harassment trauma in jeepney ride
MANILA, Philippines – A post narrating a woman's experience of sexual harassment in public recently went viral on Facebook.In a Facebook post that has generated at least 7,000 likes and 3,000 shares as...
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Telecommunication companies test emergency alert systems
MANILA, Philippines – Did you get a warning alert on your mobile phone recently? No need to panic. It only means your mobile phone is ready to receive emergency alerts in times of calamities and...
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Red alert: Cagayan de Oro orders evacuation in flood-prone areas
MANILA, Philippines – Due to incessant rain in upland Bukidnon and in Cagayan de Oro City itself, Mayor Oscar Moreno ordered residents in some flood-prone areas of the city to evacuate on Saturday,...
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#ReliefPH: Evacuation centers open in Cagayan de Oro
MANILA, Philippines – Evacuation centers in Cagayan de Oro City were opened after Mayor Oscar Moreno ordered residents in some flood-prone areas of the city to evacuate on Saturday morning, January 28....
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PNP deploys search and rescue teams amid fresh Cagayan de Oro flooding
MANILA, Philippines – Northern Mindanao police deployed search and rescue teams as heavy rains triggered fresh flooding in Cagayan de Oro City on Saturday, January 28."Our search and rescue personnel...
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Path to inclusion: La Salle college guides PWD learners
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Accommodating persons with disabilities (PWDs) in higher education has always been an uphill battle. Due to their varying limitations, accepting PWDs has not been easy...
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Disaster responders urge Duterte to #SaveProjectNOAH
MANILA, Philippines – Disaster responders are coming to the rescue of Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) or Project NOAH, the government’s flagship platform for natural disaster...
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VIRAL: UST student affairs office hit over sexual harassment case
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The University of Santo Tomas Office for Student Affairs (OSA) has received flak from a post that went viral.On Sunday, January 29, Geo Celestino narrated on Facebook...
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Increase salaries of tax collectors to fight corruption – BIR exec
MANILA, Philippines – How do you curb corruption in the country’s biggest tax-collection agency? Exempt tax collectors from the Salary Standardization Law (SSL).A competitive salary package for tax...
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Priests, farmers rally in support of Gina Lopez
MANILA, Philippines – Around a hundred priests, lay ministers, and farmers gathered at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday, February 2, to rally in support of...
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PAO lawyer dismissed for charging clients legal fees
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of a lawyer from the Public Attorney’s Office for violating PAO's legal mandate to provide legal services for free.Ombudsman...
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Sandiganbayan affirms graft charges vs ex-Pagcor chief
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft charges against former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation chairman Efraim Genuino that stemmed from the alleged misuse...
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140 local offices get 'excellent' rating in gov't service – CSC
MANILA, Philippines – A total of 140 local government offices received an "excellent" rating from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for its delivery of frontline services.This comprises 12.62% of the...
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Iloilo malls switch to solar energy
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – To cut the high cost of electricity in the city, more establishments here are converting to clean energy, specifically solar power.Despite the recent drop in power rates from...
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WATCH: Raising daughters as outstanding campus journalists
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines – Among the 5,000 campus journalists in this year's National Schools Press Conference in Zamboanga del Sur, there were two Ilongga sisters who had worked their way up to...
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WATCH: Art for EJKs raises awareness about women’s plight
MANILA, Philippines – Artist and activist Nikki Luna staged an art exhibit and spoke on the growing number of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the Philippines and its effects on women to raise...
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Tuguegarao mayor dismissed anew for corruption
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman once again ordered the dismissal of Tuguegarao Mayor Jefferson Soriano, this time for administrative charges over an anomalous terminal deal.In a...
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Fil-Am leader hits Duterte for not helping undocumented OFWs
LOS ANGELES, USA – A Filipino-American leader criticized Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for saying he will "not lift a finger" for undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deported from the...
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Rappler Talk: The challenges of inclusive education
MANILA, Philippines – On Tuesday morning, February 7, Rappler talks to Jerome Zayas and Sarah Jane dela Rosa, inclusive education advocates.Inclusive education is when children, with or without...
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