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Landslides block roads in Cordillera

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Some roads in Cordillera provinces are unpassable because of landslides triggered by Typhoon Ompong, according to the Fifth Infantry Division. Capt. Jefferson Somera, spokesman of the Fifth Infantry Division based in Isabela Province, said seven landslide incidents were monitored in the main thoroughfares connecting provinces in the CAR. He said that almost all of these […]

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Palace: Zero casualty so far

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Disaster control officials reported no casualties so far as Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut) continued to pummel Northern Luzon. “We confirm that as of this time, wala pa pong reported na casualties (no casualties have been reported yet),” Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said during a news briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and […]

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Bomb scare briefly closes runway at Japan’s Narita airport

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TOKYO: Japan’s Narita airport briefly closed one of its two runways on Thursday after what is suspected to be an unexploded shell was found buried nearby, officials said. Local police cleared the suspicious object and there were no flight cancellations, as one runway operated as normal during the three-hour closure, officials added. “Contractors involved in […]

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Brazil’s Lula quits presidential race, Haddad to run instead

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CURITIBA: Brazil’s jailed ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tapped his runningmate Fernando Haddad on Tuesday to replace him on the ballot in next month’s presidential election, bowing out of the race after he was barred from seeking a new term. The switch was approved at a meeting of the Workers Party in the southern […]

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Juncker ready for one more push for EU unity

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  BRUSSELS: Greek debt. A refugee influx. Brexit deadlock. Jean-Claude Juncker has not had an easy term as head of the European Commission, the EU executive branch. But what if his toughest year is yet to come? On Wednesday, the 63-year-old former Luxembourg premier plans to lay out an ambitious reform program for his last […]

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Rockets fired at Libya capital’s only working airport

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TRIPOLI: Rockets were fired at the only working airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, with no reports of casualties or damage, an airport source said early Wednesday. It came within days of Mitiga International Airport’s reopening after it was forced to close for a week because of deadly clashes between rival militias in and […]

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Lorenzana on Trillanes: No warrant, no arrest

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  Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th will remain free if the court will not issue a warrant for his arrest, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday. “No warrant, no arrest,” Lorenzana told reporters in a text message. The embattled senator failed to secure a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The high […]

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‘Mangkhut’ gains strength as it nears PAR

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Typhoon “Mangkhut” gained strength as it neared the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It was expected to enter the country at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather forecaster Chris Perez said that as of 3 a.m., “Mangkhut” which will be named “Ompong” once it enters […]

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No TRO for Trillanes – SC

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  The Supreme Court en banc refused to grant the petition of Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would stop Malacañang from revoking the amnesty granted to him by former president Benigno Aquino 3rd. During deliberations on Tuesday, the high court merely ordered the Office of the President, Department of […]

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House committee dismisses impeach raps vs 7 SC justices

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THE Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives on Tuesday dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against the seven justices who voted to oust then chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno via quo warranto. Voting 23-1, the panel voted against the motion that Rep. Ramon Rocamora filed, claiming that the complaint was insufficient in substance. Oriental […]

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