GUIMARAS ISLAND: Almost a year since the oil spill that ravaged
several kilometers of coastal areas and marine life in this island
province, the struggle of the victims for just compensation
continues.
A total of 11,227 claims, constituting the first
batch has been paid by the International Oil Pollution Compensation
(IOPC) reaching P118,852,193. The second batch of claimants,
however, is having difficulty.
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: Thanks to typhoon Dodong, rain has been
pouring continuously for the past days in the provinces of La Union
and Pangasinan.
BAGUIO CITY: British Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Beckingham
lauded the efforts of a nongovernment organization to help eradicate
graft in the Cordilleras, an indication of a strong partnership
between the private sector and the government.
DAVAO CITY: The Regional Trial Court here granted the petition of
the oldest hotel in this city to suspend payments on its standing
obligations with its creditors...
ILOILO CITY: Two Filipino communities in Lebanon and Brunei donated
two buildings to Iloilo Province under the Classroom Galing sa
Mamamayan Abroad project.
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