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Manhunt on for escaped Iwahig inmate

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY: Authorities are on a manhunt to recapture a convicted rapist who broke out of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in this city sometime on Wednesday afternoon.

Eden Larawan, the penal facility’s spokesperson, told reporters on Thur…

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Negrenses grateful for over P600-M aid from PBBM

BACOLOD CITY: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the distribution of about PHP608 million in financial support, agricultural projects, and other assistance from the national government during his visit to this city Thursday afternoon.

‘Narito po k…

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UN not pulling out of Gaza: spokesperson

WASHINGTON: A United Nations spokesperson on Wednesday rejected claims that the intergovernmental organization is pulling out of Gaza.

‘We’re just trying to find the space in which we operate within conditions that meet our very basic and pretty simp…

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Free Wi-Fi enhances connectivity in Siargao villages

BUTUAN CITY: Key areas in Siargao Island’s capital town of Dapa benefited from the government’s free internet connectivity beginning Thursday.

‘The activation of free Wi-Fi in Dapa will undoubtedly enhance connectivity and open up new opportunities f…

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Typhoon-affected Ilocos fisherfolk receive 45k fingerlings

LAOAG CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed thousands of bangus (milkfish) fingerlings to fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte, whose ponds and fish cages were damaged by previous typhoons, to ensure future supplies.

‘The d…