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3 arrested in Bulacan for stealing electric cables

CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan—Three persons were arrested on Friday for stealing P6,000 worth of electrical cables in Meycauayan City. Col. Melvin Florida Jr., Meycauayan City police chief, identified the arrested suspects only as “Dav,” 28, “Nald”, 22 and “Inio”, 37, from Quezon City and Caloocan City. A security guard in a warehouse near LP

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Zambales resort town draws over 10,000 Holy Week tourists

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Resort owners in San Felipe, Zambales, known for surfing and its laid-back coastal atmosphere, have so far reported more than 10,000 tourists as of Black Saturday, based on partial data submitted to local tourism authorities. The municipal tourism office said it is still consolidating reports from resort owners to determine the

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Heavy passenger traffic seen at Oriental Mindoro seaports

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The seaports across the province of Oriental Mindoro have been experiencing heavy passenger traffic in the last three days, the peak of Holy Week travel. As of 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, a total of 31,602 inbound passengers and 11,590 outbound passengers were recorded across major ports, along with thousands of

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2 brothers drown in Bataan on Black Saturday

BALANGA CITY, Bataan- Two teenaged brothers, aged 18 and 17 drowned in a beach in Poblacion, Morong, Bataan on Black Saturday. Bataan police identified the fatalities as Aries Oraje, 18, and his brother Christian, 17, both of Valenzuela City. Local authorities said Philippine National Police – Maritime Group personnel tried to save the victims and

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BREAKING: Fire in Brgy. Ermita raised to 3rd alarm

Cebu CITY, Philippines — The residential fire that broke out in Barangay Ermita near the Carbon Public Market area on Saturday evening, April 4, has been raised to the third alarm as firefighters continue suppression operations. According to the Cebu City Fire Station, the blaze was first reported earlier in the evening and was raised

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Sen. Pangilinan warns vs Holy Week hoarding, profiteering

MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos observe Holy Week while also dealing with the fuel crisis, Senator Francis Pangilinan on Good Friday warned traders and retailers against profiteering and hoarding amid rising prices. Pangilinan, who serves as the chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture, food and agrarian reform, said that the Holy Week is “a season of

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Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes Davao Occidental coast

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday said that a magnitude 5.9 quake struck off the coast of Davao Occidental at 6:34 p.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was traced 59 kilometers southeast of the island town of Sarangani. It had a depth of 10 kilometers. READ: 5.1-magnitude quake struck waters off Davao

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