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Day: September 17, 2023

Flood victims buried in mass graves in Libya

Rescue teams continued their efforts in Libya on Saturday to search for survivors following this weekend’s deadly floods that killed thousands. At least 6,000 people were killed and thousands of others remain missing following deadly flooding caused b…

PNP chief, 88 other top officials negative in drug test

Top-level police officers, including chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., tested negative for illegal drugs in an unannounced on-the-spot drug test at the Camp Crame national headquarters in Quezon City. The surprise drug test was conducted during the comm…

Harvard University insists on private policy on donations

Harvard University does not discuss the terms or specifics of individual gifts, a policy that House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said he will adhere to. Instead, Romualdez said he would like to redirect attention to the significant milestone of …

2023 nat’l budget to be approved without delay – House leader

The proposed PHP5.768-trillion national budget would be approved without delay before Congress goes on recess from Sept. 30 to Nov. 5. House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said in a news release Sunday that they will begin plena…

Antique, Misamis Oriental, N. Mindanao eyed as go-to dive sites

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing Antique, Northern Mindanao and Misamis Oriental as the next go-to diving sites to sustain the Philippines’ standing as the leading dive destination in the region. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco m…