15 March 2010 by Dinah Libunao
With no end in sight for the drought now wreaking havoc on crops and continuously bringing down electricity supply in Mindanao, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has placed the southern regions under a state of calamity. The President on Friday issued Proclamation No. 2022 declaring a state of calamity in Mindanao, enabling the government to immediately take necessary [...]
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09 March 2010 by Dinah Libunao
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against heat stroke and summer diseases as high temperatures continue to scorch the entire country. Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said that hotter days are ahead according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) as the summer season officially starts and the El Niño phenomenon brings [...]
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01 March 2010 by Dinah Libunao
Philippine Ambassador to Chile Consuelo Puyat-Reyes reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that “no Filipino was hurt, except for an ankle injury sustained by a husband of a Philippine embassy personnel,” among the 75-something community. The community is composed mostly of Filipino Catholic clerics engineers, businessmen and spouses of Chilean nationals, and no overseas [...]
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28 February 2010 by Dinah Libunao
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted on Sunday afternoon the tsunami alert in the country’s coastal communities after non-threatening conditions were observed in areas facing the Pacific Ocean. “As of 3:00 P.M., 28 February 2010, Phivolcs has not received any reports of unusual significant sea level changes within the projected arrival period of [...]
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28 February 2010 by Dinah Libunao
Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has lifted tsunami warning in most Pacific countries, but state seismologists are still monitoring over the possibilities of destructive waves reaching Philippines a day after a big quake hit Chile. “People are advised to stay away from the shoreline during this period. People should not go to the coast to [...]
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27 February 2010 by Dinah Libunao
State seismologists are closely monitoring over the possibility of destructive waves reaching Philippine shore after the 8.8 magnitude quake struck the other side of the Pacific Saturday afternoon. Renato Solidum, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs), said the agency issued Tsunami Alert Level 1 across provinces in the eastern seabord of the country or those [...]
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27 February 2010 by Dinah Libunao
A massive earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck southern Chile early Saturday, knocking out power and driving people in panic into the streets. The earthquake struck 320 km southwest of Santiago at a depth of 59.4 km at 3:34 a.m. (0634 GMT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A Xinhua reporter said that when [...]
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25 February 2010 by Dinah Libunao
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday banned nine unregistered beauty cream products containing excessive amount of mercury. FDA director Nazarita Tacandong, in an advisory, said the beauty products were collected on separate occasions at various establishments, and were later found to contain heavy mercury exceeding the allowable limit of one part per million. Tacandong said [...]
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22 February 2010 by Dinah Libunao
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday that it is set to administer the National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grade Three, Grade Six and Second Year high school students in March 2010. DepEd said the NAT for Grade Six and Second Year shall be administered in both public and private schools nationwide. The test for Grade [...]
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22 February 2010 by Dinah Libunao
[Update] Following more areas declared with small measles outbreak, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday has started coordinating with local government units (LGUs) to conduct its nationwide vaccination drive. Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said she already ordered a massive vaccination drive against measles as 12 cities and towns were declared to have an outbreak [...]
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