National More • Death toll from 7.2-quake jumps to 213; Infra damage climbs to P1.644B The death toll from the 7.2-earthquake that jolted Western and Central Visayas last week has risen to 213 while infrastructure damage climbed to P1.644 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday. NDRRMC said that… • Resign calls for MIAA, NAIA 1 officials impede rehabilitation Malacanang on Saturday shrugged off calls for the resignation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) officials. It was Valenzuela Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian who called for the resignation of NAIA and MIAA officials after… • Solon: De Lima should be probed Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila de Lima should be investigated for allegedly usurping power and preempting the court processes, the House independent bloc leader said over the weekend. Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, the leader of the so-called… Metro More • Resolution to create unified flood control program pushed A resolution seeking the creation of a unified flood control program in Metro Manila has been filed at the House of Representatives. House Resolution 219, filed by Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Winston Castelo, directs the Metro Manila Development Authority… • GMA seeks bail anew Manila, Philippines – Former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is facing plunder case before the Sandiganbayan, has appealed again to grant her bail petition on the ground that her continued confinement at the Veterans Memorial… • Binay: No free housing Manila, Philippines – A man who wants to have a house of his own confronted Vice President Jejomar C. Binay Friday about the government’s housing program for informal settler families (ISFs). During a housing fair in Mandaluyong City, 53-year-old… Provincial More • Dengue cases in Caraga climb BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) alerted and urged various rural health offices and local government units to continue mitigating measures against dengue as the number of cases in Caraga region increase. The death toll from dengue… • ‘Zombie walk’ fund raising for Bohol ‘Zombie walk’ fund raising for Bohol KIDAPAWAN CITY — Some 5,000 residents in the city will do a ‘zombie walk’ on Tuesday to raise funds for victims of earthquake in Bohol. The fund raising activity called the “Zombie Walk: Tabang (Help) Bohol” encourages participants to… • Homeless quake victims receive tents Loon, Bohol — The ShelterBox International, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the municipal local government unit, has installed about 64 ShelterBox tents for earthquake victims staying at the evacuation center in Loon South Central…
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