DepEd boosts coordinators’ disaster response capacity

School officials will soon be better equipped to respond to disasters, as their Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) coordinators undergo capacity-building activities.

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SC: 6,344 to take bar exams this year

Starting next week, 6,344 people will troop to the University of Santo Tomas in Manila for this year's Bar exams.

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Bettor wins P294.6M Grand Lotto jackpot

A lotto bettor has an extra P294.6 million in his pocket after winning the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office's Grand Lotto draw Saturday night.

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Liberia's top doctor in quarantine after assistant dies of Ebola

Liberia's chief medical officer, who is also a deputy health minister, has put herself in quarantine as a precaution against Ebola after one of her assistants died from the disease, the government said on Saturday.

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PNoy to meet with Pangilinan over NFA chief’s resignation

President Benigno Aquino III will meet with presidential food security assistant Francis Pangilinan over the resignation of National Food Authority administrator Arthur Juan, Malacañang said Saturday.

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PNP spokesman Sindac reassigned as logistics head

According to Sindac, the reassignment is a simple career move and shouldn't be taken differently amid the controversy PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima is facing.

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NDRRMC: 1 week after TS Mario, 32 roads still impassable, 33 areas still flooded

More than a week after Tropical Storm Mario (Fung-Wong) dumped rain over parts of Luzon, 32 roads remained impassable while 33 areas are still flooded, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Saturday.

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Palace ready to give further assistance to Albay amid Mayon threat

Malacañang said Saturday it is ready to provide more help to Albay province amid the threat of an eruption from restive Mayon Volcano.

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Palace allays Mindanao prelate’s fears over ISIS threat

Malacañang on Saturday allayed the fears of a Catholic bishop regarding the reported potential threat of some Filipinos being recruited to the militant Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS).

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Palace: No objection to continued hospital arrest for Enrile

Malacañang has no objection to the Sandiganbayan allowing Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile to remain under hospital arrest, at least for now.

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CBCP pushes scrutiny, debates for ‘inclusive’ Bangsamoro law

Citing lessons from the conflicts in the Middle East, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on Saturday urged Congress to scrutinize and debate the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, to make sure it is inclusive.

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7 PHL ‘wonderfalls’ in PHLPost’s latest topical stamps

Seven Philippine waterfalls are featured in the latest batch of topical stams issued by the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost).

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House approves P2.6-T national budget on second reading

The House of Representatives approved on second reading late Friday evening the proposed P2.6-trillion 2015 national budget of the Aquino administration.

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Civil Service Commission sees discrepancies in PNP chief's SALN

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) found some discrepancies in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of Philippine National Police's chief Director General Alan Purisima, GMA 7 news program “24 Oras” reported Friday.

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