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ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play. But no injuries were reported after the sinkhole opened Wednesday morning.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday at a time of escalating concerns over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — Four members of the police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team were relieved from their posts yesterday after they were photographed during a networking company’s private event in Pasig.
COTABATO CITY — The Office of Civil Defense-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region has started capacitating emergency responders in cities and provinces under its jurisdiction in preparation for the adverse effects of the La Niña phenomenon and other security challenges arising in some areas from time to time.
A total of 423 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the Cordillera Administrative (CAR) received land titles from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) comprising 130 ARBs with 131 Certificates of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) covering 83.2 hectares under Executive Order No. 75, and 293 ARBs covering 234.7 hectares with 380 electronic land titles (e-titles) from the municipalities of Atok, Itogon, Kapangan, Kibungan, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay.
The country’s Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ Organizations (ARBOs) have earned a total of P2.377 billion through the government’s Program Against Hunger and Poverty (PAHP) program, a government initiative addressing food security, hunger, and poverty problems through the cooperation and convergence of essential services of various government agencies.Under the PAHP Program, various government agencies and institutions tap the services of ARBOs to supply them with various agricultural products and food commodities, which enables farmers to have a steady and large market at a fair price and, thus more earnings. The figure was disclosed during the PAHP’s Planning Workshop Sustainability conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) from June 25 to 28, 2024.
In our news wrap Wednesday, Israel's national security advisor says he expects another seven months of fighting in Gaza, South Africans voted in what could be country's most significant election in decades, a volcano in Iceland erupted for a fifth time since December, charges against top golfer Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed and giant pandas are returning to the National Zoo in Washington.
FROM the current three-year validity, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants all Professional Identification Cards (PICs) issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) renewable after five years since their issuance.