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Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:55:00 +0800Back-to-back quakes hit Zambales, Batanes
Back-to-back quakes above magnitude 5 hit waters off Zambales and Batanes on Thursday.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:32:00 +0800Navotas would block implementation of child seat law, mayor says
"In America, the rule is only for seven-year-olds, and the 4-foot-11 just doesn't fit in our cars. What car seat would a 4-foot-11 child fit in?"
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:52:00 +0800BARMM allocates P274 million for labor sector
The Bangsamoro government has allocated P274 million for the 2021 operation of its labor ministry, P81 million higher than its P193 million budget last year.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 10:38:00 +0800Ice plant must shoulder victims' hospitalization over ammonia leak — Navotas mayor
The ammonia leak at the T.P. Marcelo Ice Plant and Cold Storage left one worker dead and dozens hospitalized.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800Troops seize NPA camp in Quezon
High-powered firearms were seized as government troopers overran a camp of New People’s Army rebels following an encounter in Quezon on Tuesday.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800Cop shot dead in Negros
Motorcycle-riding gunmen killed a policeman in Barangay Lumbangan, Mabinay, Negros Oriental on Monday.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +08003 Boracay tourists who faked swab tests found infected
Five tourists from Metro Manila who visited Boracay have presented fake reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test results for COVID-19.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800Pampanga wetland on list of international importance
The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetland was included on the list of Ramsar sites or wetlands of international importance during the observance of the World Wetland Day on Tuesday.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800‘Dredger seized off Bataan not Chinese ship’
The Chinese embassy denied reports yesterday that the dredging ship MV Zhonhai 68 seized for operating in the waters off Bataan is a Chinese-owned or registered vessel.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800DENR to ban plastic straws, coffee stirrers
Plastic softdrink straws and plastic coffee stirrers will be included on the list of non-environmentally acceptable products to be banned as part of the implementation of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.