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KC Concepcion - ‘Imposible’ Music Video
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BMI closes ‘Princess’ tragedy probe; findings out next week
MANILA, Philippines - The Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) on Thursday closed its investigation into the capsizing of MV Princess of the Stars off Sibuyan Island last June 21.
At the end of Thursday’s hearing, BMI chair Rear Admiral Ramon Liwag said the Board is terminating its investigation into the incident, saying the group has gathered [...]
‘Helen’ moves away from RP, on course for Japan
Tropical storm Helen (international codename: Kalmaegi) continued to move away from the country at a faster pace and was headed to Okinawa, Japan, weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday morning.
PAGASA’s public storm signal No. 2 was still up over Batanes province as of 5 a.m. as Helen was spotted 200 kilometers northeast of Basco town. Signal [...]
About 100 families in Tacloban lose homes to fire
About a hundred families lost their homes and belongings after a fire hit Barangay Sais Santo Niño Extension in Tacloban City Wednesday morning.
The fire started around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.
July 17 is Pacquiao Day in Bacolod
Bacolod City residents celebrate “Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao Day” on Thursday in honor of the Filipino boxing icon’s record-breaking achievements.
The People’s Champ’s day, which will be celebrated every July 17, was declared through an executive order signed by Mayor Evelio Leonardia on Wednesday.
“Pacquiao has, in the world of sports, consistently exemplified the best of the Filipino [...]
Supreme Court voids creation of Shariff Kabunsuan
The Supreme Court has declared the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao void and ruled that the power of ARMM’s legislature to create provinces and cities is unconstitutional.
The SC, in an 8-6 vote, declared void Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act 201, which created the province of Shariff Kabunsuan, [...]
Transport sector unites vs GSIS takeover of CTPL
Transport groups threatened to paralyze Metro Manila if the government will continue with its plan for an integrated compulsory third party liability (CTPL) scheme, a jeepney operators’ leader said Thursday.
“Not only Fejodap (Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines) will join the strike,” the group’s leader, Zenaida Maranan, told ABS-CBN.
Maranan admitted there [...]
RP improves competitiveness but low in infra and education
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Gov’t, MILF reach deal on homeland
MANILA - The Philippine government and the largest Muslim separatist group reached a deal on Wednesday to create an ancestral homeland for 3 million Muslims in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic state, officials said.