Scribes bring joy to Concordia kids
MANILA, Philippines — A season of many firsts was capped by the Collegiate Press Corps’ very first Christmas outreach program in the spirit of giving and giving back to communities in need.
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Collegiate Press Corps holds maiden outreach program
MANILA, Philippines – After another stellar year of college hoops that saw ace scorers emerge and mighty defenders rise, it wasn’t until the holiday season in which the biggest assist was made.
SM City Sta. Mesa unveils magical Christmas launch
MANILA, Philippines — The most magical time of the year has arrived at SM City Sta. Mesa, the second shopping destination built by SM Supermalls.
DA assures RP agri will not be affected by Middle East woes
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured that the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians will have minimal effect on local agriculture production in the country.
Winners of QC's Green Awards named
QUEZON City Mayor Maria Josefina «Joy» Belmonte on Sunday announced the 13 winners of the first-ever Quezon City Green Awards designed to honor those with innovative and inclusive programs related to climate action and disaster risk reduction management.
Quezon City confers Green Awards on 13 barangays, organizations
MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government has recognized 13 barangays, organizations and businesses for implementing initiatives related to climate action and disaster risk reduction and management.
Man dies after 'drunkenly hugging firecracker' at New Year celebrations in the Philippines
Aman has died after he lit a firecracker and hugged it while drunk at New Year celebrations in the Philippines.The country’s Health Secretary Janet Garin confirmed the man embraced the dynamite-like firework, called “Goodbye Philippines”, in Manila when it exploded and killed him.The victim was identified in reports as Ronald Vericio, 45, a pedicab driver from Santa Mesa, Manila.Elsewhere in the capital, officials said thousands of families were left homeless when an abandoned hut was set on fire, causing 1,000 shacks to be destroyed.Fire officials said a rocket lit by revellers set the hut ablaze before it then spread to other homes in the Tondo slum district.Ms Garin said the number of people injured was less than half of last year’s toll because of rain late on New Year’s Eve and a Government scare campaign which showed past victims with fingers ripped off by firecracker blasts.Powerful firecrackers are used by many superstitious Filipinos at New Year to drive away bad luck and evil.The Government has promoted firework displays sponsored by shopping centres, cities and TV networks to dissuade people from lighting their own firecrackers.
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