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CDC conducts disinfection against mosquito-related diseases
By Mar T. Supnad CLARK FREEPORT— The Health and Sanitation Division of the Clark Development Corporation (HSD-CDC) has started conducting misting disinfection in various areas in the Freeport as part of its efforts against mosquito-related diseases. Apart from its continuous activities against COVID-19, CDC-HSD has also initiated programs that will ensure the safety of the…
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AFP hunts 4 Indonesian suicide bombers
By Fernan Angeles MILITARY intelligence personnel are tracking down four more Indonesian nationals who remains on the loose and “probably roaming in Mindanao with bombs attached to their bodies.” In a television interview, Major General Corleto Vinluan, chief of the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command, said on Wednesday that the four Indonesians are the children…
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Davao City’s ‘engrande’ wedding shocks Mayor Sarah
By John Clifford Lintao A GRAND wedding in the middle of a deadly pandemic in the place where the President lives certainly caught its local officials flatfooted, compelling Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte-Carpio to issue a directive calling for an investigation in the incident. Duterte-Carpio, who has expressed grave disappointment over the grand wedding ceremony…
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Living PhilHealth member claims he’s dead in official roster
By John Clifford Lintao AN elderly got the shock of his life upon learning that he has been listed as dead in the roster of members of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. Efren Aguilar said that he only got to learn of his “death” when he accompanied their household helper for some laboratory test…
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Officer who shot Jacob Blake identified
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Wednesday identified the officer who shot Jacob Blake as Officer Rusten Sheskey. Blake’s shooting has sparked national condemnation and three nights of violence in the state. The state’s DOJ said in a press release that officers from the Kenosha Police Department were dispatched to the area on Sunday after…
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Reese Witherspoon gets into teacher mode
Her eldest daughter Ava, 20, is in college, while middle son Deacon, 16, recently spread his wings by producing his first single. So Reese Witherspoon focused on her youngest child, son Tennessee, in an Instagram post on Wednesday. The Academy Award winning actress, 44, was pictured sitting at a table with the boy she shares…
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‘Home Alone’ star marks 40th birthday with funny tweets
Macaulay Culkin turned 40-years-old on Wednesday. And the beloved former child star used the milestone birthday to playfully remind his fans of their own fleeting youth. ‘Hey guys, wanna feel old? I’m 40. You’re welcome,’ wrote Culkin in a series of hilarious tweets shared with his nearly 600,000 Twitter followers. Shortly after, he toyed with…
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Brad Pitt and rumored girlfriend spotted in France
Brad Pitt was seen arriving at France’s Le Castellet Airport with multi-lingual German model and Angelina Jolie lookalike Nicole Poturalski on Wednesday. The actor, 56, and the cover star, who is believed to be 27, stepped out of a private jet as they flew from LAX to Charles de Gaulle before travelling to the smaller…
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MOR 101.9 FM to hold farewell concert August 28
MANILA — MOR 101.9, the now-shuttered FM station of ABS-CBN, is holding a farewell concert on Friday as it ceases operations due to the Duterte administration’s denial of a new franchise for the network. Titled “Salamat, For Life,” the concert is scheduled at 6 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the Facebook page of MOR…
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Pasig looks for new homes for retired K-9 dogs
MANILA — The local government of Pasig City is looking for new homes for six of its retired K-9 dogs. In a Facebook post Wednesday, Mayor Vico Sotto announced that six members of their K-9 Unit have retired and are currently up for adoption. “International Dog Day daw ngayon! Sakto, may anim kaming aso na…