Residents hold a rope as they try to cross the swollen Tangyan river where at least 23 people died when an overcrowded minibus got swept away while driving on a bridge at Igbaras town in mountainous Iloilo province, about 430 kilometers (265 miles) southeast of Manila on Monday. (AP photo)
ILOILO CITY -- A minibus carrying more than 40 people was swept away by a swollen river in the central Philippines on Monday and at least 23 people died and 17 others missing, police said.
The overcrowded bus was crossing a bridge in Igbaras town in mountainous Iloilo province, about 430 kilometers southeast of Manila, when a flash flood swept into the Tangyan River, police officer Norberto Elardo said.
MANILA -- Malacañang Monday said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is reviewing a draft executive order (EO) on the retake of the nursing licensure exams, which will serve as the standard in the other professional examinations.
CEBU CITY -- A criminal case for extortion with grave threats was filed Monday against the two block-time broadcasters caught in an entrapment receiving money from a government official last Friday.
