According to government figures, 33 of the fatalities were recorded in SOCCSKSARGEN, while four deaths were reported in the Davao region. Meanwhile, at least 144 people were injured.

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PCG DEPLOYS 150 PERSONNEL IN GENSAN FOR QUAKE RESPONSE LOOK: The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed 150 responders, including additional search-and-rescue dogs, to bolster earthquake response operations in General Santos City on Tuesday, June 9. The agency also dispatched

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GENSAN INT'L AIRPORT A DAY AFTER THE QUAKE LOOK: An inspection of the General Santos International Airport was conducted by the Department of Transportation on Tuesday, June 9, following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Mindanao. Photos show extensive damage

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Former police lieutenant colonel Rafael Dumlao III has been arrested for the 2016 kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced on Tuesday, June 9.

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POSSIBLE SECURITY THREAT AT THE SENATE JUST IN: Acting Senate President Win Gatchalian says the National Bureau of Investigation has informed the Senate of a potential security threat. “During the Blue Ribbon consultative meeting yesterday, NBI Director Melvin Matibag informed

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EX-COP ARRESTED FOR 2016 KILLING OF KOREAN BUSINESSMAN JUST IN: Ex-police officer Rafael Dumlao III has been arrested for the kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo in 2016, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday, June 9. Authorities arrested

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'A PROFOUND TRAGEDY FOR PH SPORTS AND FOR ALL WHO KNEW AND SUPPORTED THEM' READ: The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Tuesday issues a statement on the deaths of Ateneo De Manila University Basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili in a drowning accident in

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37 DEAD AFTER MAGNITUDE 7.8 SARANGANI EARTHQUAKE UPDATE: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that there have been 37 deaths after the massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook Sarangani province on June 8. According to government

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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the court’s governing body said on Monday, following a probe into accusations of sexual harassment made against him.

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“Schmigadoon!” won the Tony Award for best musical on Sunday, while more socially driven works dominated other top categories, with “Liberation” taking best play, “Ragtime” best musical revival and John Lithgow best leading actor for “Giant.”

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DEATH TOLL IN MINDANAO QUAKE CLIMBS TO 35 JUST IN: Thirty-five people have been reported dead following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, according to the 8 p.m. bulletin of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and

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TULFO SUES ALLEGED BAGMEN LOOK: Senator Erwin Tulfo files a criminal complaint for grave oral defamation against three self-confessed bagmen over allegations linking him to corruption, bribery, and human trafficking, saying the accusations were false, malicious, and intended to

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ALLEGED BAGMEN CLEAR LEGARDA, STAND BY ALLEGATIONS VS. VILLAR — LAWYER WATCH: Lawyer Levi Baligod says two of the self-confessed bagmen have retracted their earlier testimony that Senator Loren Legarda was among the recipients of kickbacks from flood control projects. “Inaamin

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Ties between China and North Korea are at a “new historical starting point”, President Xi Jinping said on Monday in remarks published in the neighbour’s state media as he arrived in Pyongyang for a rare summit with leader Kim Jong Un.

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Nakamit ni Pinoy tennis sensation Alex Eala ang isa sa pinakamalaking tagumpay sa kanyang karera matapos patumbahin ang dating doubles partner at iuwi ang tropeo sa Birmingham Open. Habang sa PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals, pinataob naman ng Ginebra San Miguel ang TNT Tropang 5G

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Panay hearsay o sabi-sabi at walang kaakibat na ebidensya. Ganyan inilawaran ng National Bureau of Investigation ang testimonya ng 18 tao na nagpakilalang bagmen o taga-deliver ng kickbacks mula sa flood control projects. Pumunta sila sa Senado pero hindi humarap sa komite. Sa

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Inaresto at inilipat na ng kulungan ang kontratistang si Curlee Discaya para sa non-bailable malversation case. Kasunod nang pagka-aresto, iginiit ng abogado ni Discaya na higit 100 tao pa ang papangalanan ng kontratista sa flood control scandal. Ang detalye sa ulat ni

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Niyanig ng 7.8 magnitude na lindol ang Sarangani kaninang umaga sa unang araw ng balik-eskwela. Naminsala ito sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Mindanao. Nagkaroon din ng pangamba ng malakas na tsunami na kalaunan ay binawi na ng Phivolcs. Sa huling tala ng National Disaster Risk

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The Ateneo de Manila University lost its two men’s basketball players – Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili – who drowned during a team building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora on Monday, June 8.

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Israel said on Monday it hit a petrochemical plant in Iran’s southwest, along with strikes elsewhere on military targets, after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks.