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Parts of major roads in MM to close for weekend repairs, reblocking

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:51:42 +0000

Portions of Metro Manila roads to close for weekend repairs

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of several major thoroughfares in Metro Manila, including Edsa, will be closed to vehicular traffic starting Friday night until Monday morning to make way for road reblockings and repairs. In a traffic advisory on Friday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the following roads will be closed from 11 p.m. […]

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LIST: Canceled flights on Aug. 16

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:08:50 +0000

LIST: Canceled flights on Aug. 16

  MANILA, Philippines — Some domestic flights were canceled on Friday afternoon due to bad weather prevailing in their destinations. In an advisory, the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) announced the cancellation of the following flights: Skyjet M8 911 Manila-San Vicente M8 912 San Vicente-Manila In its daily weather forecast, the weather bureau said Ilocos […]

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Poe panel ready to probe plan to increase ATM fees

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:52:43 +0000

Grace Poe at Metro Manila traffic hearing

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, chaired by Senator Grace Poe is ready to probe the plan to increase fees for automated teller machines (ATM) which she said would be “disadvantageous” to Filipinos. Poe has filed  Senate Resolution No. 96, seeking an inquiry on the looming increase in ATM fees.  […]

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3 QC barangays to experience 3-day water supply interruption — Manila Water

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:32:54 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — About 20,000 households in three barangays in Quezon City will experience low pressure to no water service for three days starting Tuesday night, the Manila Water said. This is due to the power supply transfer activities that the east zone concessionaire will conduct on its Luzon water treatment plant in Quezon City, […]

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DepEd welcomes probe on alleged anomalies raised by COA report

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:49:22 +0000

The Department of Education (DepEd) has welcomed the possible probe by Congress on the alleged anomalies raised by the Commission

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Marina OKs operations of passenger motor bancas plying Iloilo-Guimaras route

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:24:05 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Subject to conditions, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) on Tuesday lifted its earlier suspension order on the operations of passenger motor bancas

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Pagasa: Scattered rain showers expected due to southwest monsoon

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:51:21 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Parts of Luzon are may experience scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday due to the southwest monsoon, the state weather bureau said. 

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Teachers’ group bewails lack of reading materials in DepEd for nationalism lessons

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:20:35 +0000

A militant group of teachers on Monday (Aug. 12) decried what it said was the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to supply learning materials for Filipino and Araling Panlipunan to the detriment of lessons on nationalism in schools.

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LOOK: QC gov’t clears Cubao streets

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:28:41 +0000

LOOK: QC gov’t clears Cubao streets

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City (QC) government on Friday started clearing Cubao’s streets and sidewalks of illegally-parked vehicles and other obstructions. The QC Task Force for Transport and Traffic Management (QC-TFTTM) towed about 20 vehicles and issued citation tickets to about 50 vehicles illegally parked along Aurora Boulevard and along Cambridge, Purdue, and Imperial […]

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