Form Manila Bay body, Duterte asked

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:34:19 +0000

Duterte to endorse 12 senatorial bets on Thursday

Following his order in January to clean up the Manila Bay, President Duterte has been asked to certify as urgent a bill that seeks the creation of the Manila Bay Development Authority.

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House Makabayan bloc wants Manila Bay declared ‘reclamation-free zone’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:37:34 +0000

House Makabayan bloc wants Manila Bay declared 'reclamation-free zone'

Members of the House Makabayan opposition bloc on Thursday filed a bill declaring the waters of Manila Bay Area as a “reclamation-free zone.”

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Parts of Manila Bay to be fenced off — DENR undersecretary

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 03:45:17 +0000

Parts of Manila Bay to be fenced off — DENR undersecretary

Parts of Manila Bay will be fenced off following the surge of people who swam in its waters, DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Tuesday.

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More funds needed for Marawi rehab, says task force

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:32:39 +0000

More funds needed for Marawi rehab, says task force

The task force in charge of Marawi rehabilitation is seeking to have an additional budget for the implementation of its projects in 2019.

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Manila Zoo temporarily closed for sewerage system rehab

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:18:56 +0000

Manila Zoo temporarily closed for sewerage system rehab

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has ordered the temporary closure of the Manila Zoo to give way for the rehabilitation of its sewerage system.

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Ateneo bully faces PTA ban

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:00:36 +0000

The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) will expel the Ateneo high student who figured in a bullying incident that went viral on social media if he and his family decline to undergo rehabilitation and counseling, PTA president Robert Aventajado said in a statement released by the association.

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Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump’s trade war

In this Friday, August 10, 2018, photo the partially rebuilt home of Debbie and Rick Serdin in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials, squeezing homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires that destroyed Coffey Park. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California.

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Canada stiffens sentences for drunk driving, raising new immigration concerns


New amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada mean foreign nationals and permanent residents convicted of impaired driving can now be deemed inadmissible and could face deportation. This has the potential to effect individuals who are looking to immigrate to Canada permanently as well as those seeking entry to Canada merely on a temporary basis. […]

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