Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio, Texas shootings

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 00:11:27 +0000

Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio, Texas shootings

DAYTON, Ohio – Mourners gathered across the country Saturday to remember the lives of a graduate student beloved by friends, a man who died in his son’s arms and a mother who shielded her infant from gunfire.

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Nearly 3,000 affected by Batanes twin quakes — NDRRMC

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 06:39:26 +0000

Nearly 3,000 affected by Batanes twin quakes — NDRRMC

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday reported that nearly 3,000 people were affected by the twin quakes that hit Batanes on Saturday. 

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‘Oratio Imperata,’ ringing of bells mark urgency of Church plea vs Negros bloodshed

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:11:09 +0000

ILOILO CITY—Church bells on Negros Island will start ringing daily at 8 p.m. starting on Sunday (July 28) to call for an end to the bloodshed that is now gripping Negros Oriental province and claimed the lives of at least 13 persons in just five days.

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COA hits poor use of donated funds for ‘Yolanda,’ Marawi victims

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:36:16 +0000

The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) for its slow and poor use of funds,

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Panelo: Not a victim if you fought government

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:38:18 +0000

Panelo on Thursday said “innocent” victims caught in the crossfire between the government and its “enemies” should be compensated.

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750 families affected by QC fire waiting for help

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:30:06 +0000

750 families affected by QC fire waiting for help

A day after a huge fire destroyed around 250 houses at Barangay Damayang Lagi in Quezon City, the victims had to make do with 20 tents donated by the local government

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New Zealand holds first funerals for mosque shooting victims

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 06:01:08 +0000

New Zealand holds first funerals for mosque shooting victims

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that horrified a nation known for being welcoming and diverse.

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New Zealand holds first funerals for mosque shooting victims

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 06:01:08 +0000

New Zealand holds first funerals for mosque shooting victims

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that horrified a nation known for being welcoming and diverse.

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Duterte extends compensation period for martial law victims

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:57:20 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved until the end of 2019  the maintenance, availability and release of funds for victims of human rights abuses during the Marcos martial law.

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