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5 more bodies recovered in Negros; death toll now 39

CEBU CITY (Updated) -- The number of fatalities in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Negros and Cebu islands last Monday rose to 39, with five more bodies recovered Friday.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), in its 8 p.m. report, also reported three aftershocks Friday, with the latest occurring at 4:46 a.m. in La...

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Miners volunteer for search, rescue operations in Negros Oriental

THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) are coordinating a 49-member team of miners to conduct search, rescue and retrieval operations on earthquake-induced landslide incidents in various parts of Negros Oriental, including Sitio Moog, Barangay Planas, Guihulngan City and La Libertad.

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Globe sets up free call, charging stations in Negros, Dapitan

GLOBE Telecom has set up Libreng Tawag and Libreng Charging stations in four Negros Oriental towns that were severely damaged by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the province Monday.

A Libreng Tawag center was also put up in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, which was flooded due to continuous heavy rains since Wednesday.

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Lawmaker calls for help for quake victims

REPRESENTATIVE Jocelyn S. Limkaichong (1st district, Negros Oriental) appealed to government agencies, non-government organizations, private companies and individuals to help victims of 6.9-magnitude quake in her province.

+IBw-We are under a state of calamity. At least 45 of my constituents were confirmed dead, at least 70 still missing, at least 80 injured,...

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Limpag: Bootstrap new media

DURING the frenzied days leading to the initial launch of the project to data tag Cebu’s tourism and heritage sites using QR or quick response codes, it occurred to me to look into the possibility of geo-encoding articles and having these displayed automatically on a map.

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Opinion

Editorial: ‘Totus Tuus’ for the workers, the poor and the family

WE CELEBRATE starting today until February 20 the Totus Tuus! Week to commemorate the historic visit of the late Pope John Paul II in Bacolod City last February 20, 1981.

The Pope came at a time when Negros was reeling from economic hardships and military repression which fueled the...

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Entertainment

Nancy denies dating Hayden

TELEVISION personality Nancy Castiglione denied dating Hayden Kho Jr. and said she has no idea why her name was being dragged in the latest issue between Hayden and Vicki Belo.

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Sports

RMH backs 22nd Durian Tee

THE Royal Mandaya Hotel is throwing its support to the 22nd Durian Tee Invitational Golf Tournament, which fires off at the Apo Golf and Country Club from November 24 to 27.

Mandayah Hotel general manager Baden Zafra and 22nd Durian Tee co-chair Billy Parilla signed the Memorandum of...

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Feature

'Children's champ' delivers boxes of hope

WHEN then Unicef Country Representative to the Philippines Dr. Terrel Hill walked into a classroom in one of the grade schools in the Philippines being assisted by Unicef, he noticed how very, very short the pencils being used by the children were.

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Lifestyle

Northpoint's Valentine offering

IN THIS season of love, give the best gift that shows how much your loved ones mean to you, and how your love lasts much longer than chocolates and flowers. Give a Camella Northpoint studio unit as a Valentine’s present for your most precious someone.