Headline News in the Philippines: 08/12/2018-AM

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Two more gates of San Roque Dam opened; total number of gates open now four:


Authorities opened two more gates of San Roque Dam on Agno River in Pangasinan on Sunday morning, bringing to four the total number of gates opened. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive spe…

Philippines: Former MILF Rebels Start Decommissioning of Firearms:


News and Press Release from BenarNews, published 12 Aug 2018

Sunday classes, ROTC, other school activities suspended:


Several classes and school activities were canceled on Sunday due to inclement weather.

Marikina River water level going down:


But parts of Marikina City remain impassable due to floods as of Sunday morning, August 12

P1.3B for poor left unused – COA:


About P1.3 billion set aside for cash grants for nearly two million beneficiaries were not claimed in 2017, an indication that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) failed in helping the “poorest of the poor,” or that the people the funds we…

Senator De Lima urges MMDA to reconsider Edsa plans: Devdiscourse News Desk


Detained Se. Lelia de Lima asked the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to reconsider its plans of banning vehicles carrying o

Tropical Storm Leepi outside PAR, 'unlikely' to enter:


But the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Karding (Yagi) will continue to bring rain on Sunday, August 12

After knockout of Matthysse, promoters lining up anew to sign Pacquiao:


Once again, Manny Pacquiao is the most sought after fighter in all of boxing.

FIRE HITS 2 JARO BRGYS:


ILOILO City – Bureau of Fire Protection investigators were looking into “human error” as the cause of the fire that struck 71 houses in barangays Taytay Zone II and Calubihan in Jaro district on Saturday. They estimated the cost of damage at P2 million. Forty…

Criselda Lontok still poised after all these years:


Your mantra for the week: “Because the Mighty God within is my Counselor, I find solutions to all problems.”

Despite finishing out of the podium, Batang Gilas flies home with history:


Just like in the semifinals, the Philippines hope for a podium finish was over quickly, dissipating in a rush of baskets from Chinese stars Wang Quanze and Xu Jie that fueled a strong first quarter en route to a 76-57 China victory that relegated Batang Gilas…

Duterte to PDP-Laban leaders: Don't add to my problems: Christina Mendez


President Duterte, national chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), told party stalwarts that he was facing more serious problems than their infighting, the President’s top aide yesterday said.

PDEA: Corrupt BOC men allowed entry of shabu: Emmanuel Tupas


Some people in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) are in cahoots with the drug syndicate that brought a ton of shabu worth P6.8 billion into the country, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director general Aaron Aquino said yesterday.

US confirms plan to return Balangiga bells to Philippines: Janvic Mateo


Taken as war booty by American soldiers more than a century after they last tolled to signal an attack on their comrades, the Balangiga bells may finally return home.

House suspends 2019 budget hearings 'until further notice': https://www.facebook.com/jessicamariarey


'[It is the] decision of the House, to be consistent with the position of the House to oppose cash-based budgeting,' says House committee on appropriations chairperson Karlo Nograles

US Navy searching for overboard marine off Philippines:


The US military said it had launched a search and rescue operation after reports a marine may have fallen overboard from an American warship as it sailed through Philippine waters.   Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, …

Brother of ex-OFW seeks justice for death of sibling tortured by cops: Francine Ciasico


“He’s a cancer patient but he died not because of his illness but because he was tortured by the police.” This was how a brother of a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) described the fate of his 35-year-old sibling diagnosed with lymphoma cancer.

2 robbers, 1 driver slain in Bacolod City shootout:


BACOLOD CITY - Two suspected robbers were killed in a shootout with members of the police's Special Weapons and Tactics Unit in front of the Sum-ag National High School in Bacolod City, about 4:45 p.m. Friday.

DOJ charges Peter Lim for drug trade conspiracy: https://www.facebook.com/lianbuan


(UPDATED) The new prosecution panel gives merit to Kerwin Espinosa's admission to the Senate that he knows Lim to be a top drug supplier

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