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Cotabato City declared under a state of calamity |
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Two killed in flash floods, as 30 of 37 villages
remain submerged
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By Julmunir I. Jannaral, Correspondent
Cotabato City: Mayor Muslimin Sema on Sunday has placed this city
under state of calamity after 30 of the city’s 37 villages
remained submerged by flood water because of the weeklong downpour,
while two villagers died as a result of flash floods in the other
areas of Central Mindanao.
Sema said he has ordered the release of
emergency fund to help the residents in the affected villages where
most of their belongings were drifted in the flood.
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Negros Occidental needs more disaster equipment
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BACOLOD CITY: The heavy rains and strong winds that lashed Negros
Occidental over the weekend brought to light the need for the
province to secure necessary disaster equipment and additional
rubber boats.
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Military recovers 5-year-old boy kidnapped in Basilan
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Military authorities on Sunday said a kidnapped
5-year-old boy was recovered in Basilan province
Army First Lt. Steffani Cacho, a spokeswoman for
the Western Mindanao Command, said the victim, Joven Aries de la
Cruz was recovered on Saturday afternoon in the town of Mohammad
Ajul.
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Piñol opposes new homeland deal
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: An influential southern Philippine politician on
Saturday vowed to oppose any deal between Manila and Muslim rebels
that would dismember the province of North Cotabato.
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