A 14-year-old boy died and two others were in critical condition when lightning hit them at around noon on Saturday, Sept. 22, in Sitio Baluno, Barangay Salaan in this city.
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For the first time in Albay province, hundreds of residents celebrated the World Bamboo Day on Saturday in this city’s Bambusetum in Kawa-kawa Natural Park where 15 species of bamboo thrive.
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A 59-year-old man fatally shot his stepmother and her brother then turned the gun on himself on Friday, police said.
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An inter-agency management network declared every fourth week of September as the “Verde Island Passage (VIP) conservation awareness week,” an initiative meant to heighten efforts to preserve the marine corridor.
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The recent spate of bombings in Mindanao, which took place while the island remains under martial law, should prompt the government to review how it has been spending its intelligence funds, according to Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon.
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Employees of the town government gathered at the town hall on Monday for the weekly flag-raising ceremony but they were confronted by the sight of two officials claiming to be the rightful mayor of Panglao.
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Several business operators on Boracay Island object to another order by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) requiring even small establishments to put up of sewerage treatment plants (STPs).
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At least P4.6 billion worth of agricultural products were damaged following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” in the province of Cagayan, its governor said on Monday.
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The Commission of Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemned on Monday the blast that occurred in General Santos City over the weekend, calling it an “unfortunate event” given the implementation of martial law in Mindanao.
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The wife of Mayor Librado Navarro was killed on Friday in a case that the mayor said was politically motivated because his wife, Carmencita, was running for mayor next year to replace him.
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