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LEGAZPI CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD 5) reported on Wednesday that two persons died while five fishermen are missing in the region due to Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). In a phone interview, Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said the victims are a 22-year-old male from Palanas town, Masbate province, “who had a respiratory arrest secondary to cervical cord injury secondary to trauma by falling off a branch of a tree,” and a 71-year-old male from Bagamanoc town, Catanduanes province, “who fell from the house.” Naz said coordination was also conducted with the Provincial

Manila: The Philippine National Police (PNP) has discovered in its investigations that Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy was trying to emulate the biblical story of King Solomon who had 700 wives and 300 concubines, a police official said on Wednesday. During the resumption of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality’s probe on alleged abuses within the KOJC, Davao City Police Office Director Col. Hansel Marantan said this was based on the narrative of Quiboloy’s former inner pastorals who listened to his preaching. “Believed to have victimized 200 women already, currently, PNP identified

Manila: The quick response fund (QRF) of government agencies and offices at the forefront of disaster relief and rescue operations has been released, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman made the pronouncement as Tropical Storm Kristine threatens to pummel Luzon. According to Pangandaman, additional funds may be given to front-line agencies should the need arise. ‘Naglabas na po kami yesterday and in previous dates ng QRF ng mga front-line offices and agencies (We have released yesterday and previous dates the QRF of front-line offices and agencies). They can already use that budget,’ Pangandaman

Manila: Around 77,910 families in four regions have so far been affected by the inclement weather by Tropical Storm Kristine, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its update Wednesday. This is equivalent to 382,302 persons residing in 436 barangays in Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula, according to the disaster body’s latest situation update. As of this time, the NDRRMC said 3,095 families or 12,334 persons are being sheltered inside 306 evacuation centers while another 96 families or 364 individuals are being aided outside. Bad weather has also affected the operations of 34

BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has reiterated its call for sustained heightened alert as Tropical Storm Kristine slightly accelerated.:The Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has reiterated its call for sustained heightened alert as Tropical Storm Kristine slightly accelerated. ‘All concerned are advised to be on heightened alert, sustain monitoring activities, and submit preparedness actions and situational reports to the Cordillera (Regional) DRRMC,’ CDRRMC chairman and Office of Civil Defense – Cordillera Director Albert Mogol said in Memorandum 131-2024 released by noon on Wednesday. As of the 11 a.m. bulletin of