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School shooting socmed posts irk Erwin Tulfo: Crime is not entertainment
MANILA, Philippines – Crime is not entertainment, and a child's face should not be turned into a viral material. So said Sen. Erwin Tulfo as he blasted social media giants on Tuesday for allowing the spread and posting content from the recent school shootings in Zamboanga City and Tacloban City despite their existing "community standards."
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City hall employees defend Angeles mayor against online bashing
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga The employees' union of the Angeles City government has defended Mayor Carmelo Lazatin II against online criticism over his supposedly delayed order to suspend classes on Tuesday due to inclement weather. The mayor suspended classes at around 6:30 a.m., but parents and guardians criticized the timing, saying their children were already
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@newsinfo -44 minutes ago
House bill seeks workers' protection vs dangers during bad weather
MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Labor and Employment has sponsored a measure that aimed to strengthen workers safety against climate-related threats and hazards. The measure is called House Bill No. 10559 under Committee Report No. 552 which seeks to strengthen the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) framework by integrating adjustments to weather. "Health
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2 CDO cops disarmed after alleged harassment of female interns
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) disarmed two of its personnel after they allegedly harassed two female criminology interns at a police station in Cagayan de Oro City, the PNP said on Tuesday. Authorities said the police officers involved were assigned to Police Station 7 in Barangay Bulua, where the police captain and
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San Juan Mayor Zamora hands over rubber shoes, PE uniforms to 13,000 students
MANILA, Philippines —San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led the distribution on Monday of version 2 of the Makabagong San Juan customized rubber shoes and physical education uniforms to 13,000 kindergarten–to-grade-12 public school students at the Makabagong San Juan Theater. According to a statement from his office, the distribution was part of the city's comprehensive
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Falling Acacia tree crushes tricycle, kills driver in Ilocos Sur
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A falling acacia crushed a tricycle and killed its driver in the Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur on Monday. The 45-year-old driver, a resident of Barangay Poblacion Sur, was resting inside his tricycle at the Innanus TODA parking area along Dakota Street when the tree fell at around 3 p.m. Several
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House bill seeks workers' protection from climate hazards
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives Committee on Labor and Employment has sponsored a measure aimed at enhancing workers safety against climate-related threats and hazards. House Bill No. 10559 under Committee Report No. 552 seeks to strengthen the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) framework by integrating climate-adaptive measures. "Hindi dapat maging kapalit ng kabuhayan
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Man shot dead in front of horrified wife in Cotabato City
COTABATO CITY — A man settling a debt was shot dead in front of his horrified wife on Tuesday morning in Barangay Kalanganan 2 here, police said. Col. Jibin Bongcayao, Cotabato City police director, identified the victim as Tulon Guinta Abas, a resident of Barangay Tamontaka Mother, also in this city. Abas and his wife
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Laguna de Bay water level drops, LLDA warns of algal blooms, fish kills
LUCENA CITY — The water level at Laguna de Bay declined slightly to 12.39 meters on Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), after reaching its critical high-water mark of 12.50 meters last week, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) reported in an advisory. The agency said the 12.39-meter reading was recorded at 10 a.m. READ: Laguna Lake
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Walang pasok: In-person class suspensions on Aug. 26
MANILA, Philippines — In-person classes have been suspended in some areas for Wednesday, Aug. 26, due to inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon. Here are the areas where classes have been suspended: Pampanga Benguet READ: Habagat still prevails over parts of Luzon on Tuesday The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said in
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BIR, SC in talks to align electronic notarization efforts
MANILA, Philippines — Internal Revenue Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza and Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa are spearheading discussions to align the Bureau of Internal Revenue's Electronic Documentary Stamp Tax (eDST) system with the Supreme Court's Electronic Notarization (eNotarization) facilities. During their Aug. 11 meeting, Mendoza and Caguioa led BIR and SC
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Rider dead in motorcycle-bus collision in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — A 34-year-old construction worker died after his motorcycle collided with a passenger bus along the Maharlika Highway in Pagbilao town in Quezon province on Monday night, Aug. 24. The Quezon police on Tuesday said the victim, a resident of Lucena City, was riding along Barangay Silangang Malicboy when he was struck by
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Sandigan justice who approved Revilla bail asked to inhibit over 'bias'
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman asked one of the justices of the Sandiganbayan Third Division to inhibit himself from the malversation case trial of former Sen. Bong Revilla over alleged bias. In a 69-page motion obtained by Inquirer on Tuesday, the Office of the Special Prosecutor asked Associate Justice Ronald Moreno to
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Chua: If AR names are fictitious, why keep them in vaults?
MANILA, Philippines — House prosecutor Rep. Joel Chua questioned the Office of the Vice President (OVP)'s handling of accomplishment reports (ARs) bearing allegedly fictitious names, asking why such records would still be kept in a vault if the identities listed in them were not genuine. "If it is merely fictitious, what is the purpose? Why
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Group sounds alarm on effects of vaping on the youth
MANILA, Philippines — The Youth for Health Coalition sounded the alarm over the the use vape products by young students, citing the adverse health effects. The group's convenor, Aliyah Mae Lozari, expressed the concern at the House of Representatives ways and means committee hearing on the Department of Finance's (DOF) proposed unified P72.9 excise tax
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PNP eyes better forensics training with modernized morgue
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police–Forensic Group (PNP–FG) said it aims to improve its testing and training capabilities with its newly modernized morgue. The morgue was inaugurated in a ceremony at Camp Crame on Tuesday, spearheaded by FG director Brig. Gen. Pierre Paul Carpio and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Marc Innes-Brown. In an
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