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MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque and his wife Mylah will be among those investigated following the arrest of a fugitive in a house owned by a company they have interests in, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Manuel Badmitted yesterday before a Senate panel that although there are several flood control projects in the metropolis and all over the country, these are not integrated into a comprehensive master plan that could prevent flooding in 18 major river basins.
The proposed law for the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program will enable students to help the country in times of disasters like the recent Typhoon Carina which brought destruction to Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon.
"Finding effective solutions to perennial flooding requires full focus and collaboration among different government agencies."
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called on Filipinos to love the country's national language for its role in enriching Filipinos' identity in commemoration of Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.
MANILA, Philippines — The fingerprints of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and Chinese national "Guo Hua Ping" match, according to the Commission on Elections' panel investigating the embattled mayor.
"Totoo man na mas mabilis ang paghupa ng baha ngayon, hindi pa rin tama na dito mapunta ang usapan! Kasi hindi na dapat pinag-uusapan yung paghupa, ang pinag-uusapan dapat ay yung hindi na magbabaha. Hindi sapat na mabilis humupa ang baha dahil hindi naman talaga dapat bumabaha."
MANILA, Philippines— The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday admitted that there was no national master plan yet to address floods in the Philippines, as planning was largely limited per area.