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Vietnam Coast Guard, French navy’s ship hold joint exercise
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Iran vows to release 4 Filipino seafarers ‘soon’ – DFA
MANILA: Iran has promised to release ‘soon’ the four Filipino crewmembers of MSC Aries, a cargo vessel seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) near the Strait of Hormuz
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Pangasinan town unaffected by El Niño
ASINGAN: The municipality here is firm on keeping 70 percent of its land for agriculture, noting that it remains unaffected by the El Niño phenomenon.
In an interview Monday, Mayor Carlos
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PH, Romania seek stronger labor ties to benefit migrant workers
MANILA: The Philippines and Romania are seeking to further strengthen their mutual labor cooperation that would benefit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the southeastern European country.
DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo
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Israeli Air Force finalizes preparations for possible attack on Iran
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Air Force has completed preparations for a possible attack on Iran, according to local media on Monday.
The Israeli public broadcaster KAN said Tel
PBBM to gov’t agencies: Ensure stable supply amid red, yellow alerts
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday directed all government agencies to make sure that there will be a stable power supply amid the declaration of red and yellow
Honest NAIA employees turn over $10-K, valuables lost by passengers
MANILA: A porter at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) turned over USD10,000 (about PHP570,000) which he found at the Terminal 1 arrival extension in Parañaque City over the weekend.
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PCSO logs 7% hike in 2023 revenues at P61.4B
MANILA: The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) recorded PHP61.45 billion in gaming revenues in 2023.
This translates to a 7 percent increase in its gaming revenues from only PHP57.467 billion in
Pangasinan police seize P8.8-M worth of illegal drugs in Q1
MALASIQUI: The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) have so far confiscated a total of PHP8.8 million worth of illegal drugs this year from Jan. 1 to March 31.
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Dengue fever deaths in Indonesia up 179%
JAKARTA: Deaths from dengue fever in Indonesia this year surged by 179.4 percent to 475 as of the 15th week of 2024, compared to 170 deaths recorded in the same
Remulla orders probe on Alvarez’s statement
MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into the possible liability of ex-House of Representative Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez over his statements against President Ferdinand R.
DOE on red, yellow alerts: Extreme heat affected power plant ops
MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) said the ‘extremely high temperatures’ this day affected the operations of power plants, with 31 power generation facilities going down as of Tuesday, prompting
Honest NAIA employees turn over $10-K, valuables lost by passengers
MANILA: A porter at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) turned over USD10,000 (about PHP570,000) which he found at the Terminal 1 arrival extension in Parañaque City over the weekend.
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