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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:17:00 +0800
LIST: Flooded Metro Manila areas on August 19
Some areas are swamped again on Wednesday morning, August 19 as rains persist in Metro Manila. 

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
MIAA not liable for aborted Bohol airport project – CA
The Manila International Airport Authority is not obliged to pay P386 million in damages for the aborted Panglao Airport project in Bohol, according to the Court of Appeals.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Increased gas emissions logged at Mayon
An increase in sulfur dioxide emissions has been observed at Mayon Volcano in Albay, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
8 Philippine seafarers home after drone strike near Russia
Eight Filipino seafarers on the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier M/V Breadfan have returned to Manila after their vessel was hit by a drone while approaching the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia on Aug. 7.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
DOLE wants injunction on P85 wage hike lifted
The Department of Labor and Employment has asked a Pasig court to lift the preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the P85 salary increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
LTO to impound cars with unauthorized improvised plates
Starting Sept. 1, the Land Transportation Office will impound vehicles with unauthorized improvised plates.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
DILG probes 33 911 call operators
Thirty-three personnel of the Unified 911 System are under investigation over the alleged delay in response to an emergency call involving a 71-year-old man who died of a heart attack in Taguig.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Single-ticketing system vs littering in Metro eyed
The Metro Manila Council is considering a single-ticketing system to boost the campaign against littering amid Monday’s massive flooding in the region.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
P28 million equipment seized at CDO illegal mine site
Suspected illegal mining equipment valued at P28 million was seized in a police operation in this city on Monday.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
P2 million shabu seized in Pampanga
Shabu with an estimated street value of P2 million was seized in a sting that also resulted in the arrest of two suspects in San Fernando City in this province yesterday morning.

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