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Village under state of calamity after tragic fire
The Bacolod city government has placed Barangay (village) 19 under a state of calamity following a Nov. 2 fire that killed 17 persons, including an 11-month-old baby. Full story
26,135 tons of fertilizers from Japan arrive
Japan officially turned over 26,135 metric tons of fertilizers to the government in a ceremony in Iloilo City Wednesday between Japanese Ambassador to the country Makoto Katsura and a senior official of the Department of Agriculture.
UN committee to RP: Pass reproductive health bill
Voicing “serious” concern over inadequate reproductive health services and information, low rate of contraceptive use and difficulties in access to artificial methods that contribute to teen pregnancies and high maternal death, a United Nations panel urged the government to pass the Reproductive Health (RH) bill.
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