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2023 Abra floods emphasize relevance of reforestation

BANGUED: The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer here is inculcating the importance of taking reforestation more seriously, recalling the massive flooding in July last year due to Super Typhoon Egay.

At least 20,000 three-feet high g…

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Anti-drug ops seize over P43-M in Western Visayas in May

ILOILO CITY: The month-long anti-drug operations conducted by different police units in Western Visayas last month seized PHP43.3 million worth of shabu and marijuana.

Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional director of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6), o…

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BARMM builds 700 classrooms, hires more teachers

COTABATO CITY: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has built about 700 classrooms since its inception in 2019, regional officials said on Monday.

BARMM spokesperson Mohd Asin Pendatun said the regional government, through the …

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Fire-affected families in CamSur get aid from DSWD

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) provided immediate aid to eight families affected by fires in different areas of Camarines Sur over the weekend.

In a report, Claudio Villareal Jr., DSWD-5 Disaster Resp…