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• Bishops push social reforms after anti-'pork' rally - GMA News
• Oil spill spreads; UK travel warning out - Manila Standard Today
• Flood-displaced workers to be given temporary jobs helping to clean up - Inquirer.net
• Amid rain, Alert Level 1 raised over Marikina River - GMA News
• Leftist Rebels Free Kidnapped Soldier in S. Philippines - CRIENGLISH.com

Bishops push social reforms after anti-'pork' rally - GMA News Posted: 24 Aug 2013 08:29 PM PDT Rappler Bishops push social reforms after anti-'pork' rally GMA News Catholic bishops over the weekend urged Filipinos to push for social reforms after Monday's rally against the pork barrel funds at the Luneta in Manila. In a statement, Caceres Bishop Roland Tirona said the call to abolish pork is also a cry for social reforms ... Police on alert for anti-pork rallyABS CBN News All systems go for Million People MarchRappler 3000 policemen to be deployed to pork barrel protestSun.Star all 6 news articles »

Oil spill spreads; UK travel warning out - Manila Standard Today Posted: 24 Aug 2013 09:46 AM PDT AFP Oil spill spreads; UK travel warning out Manila Standard Today The oil spill caused by the Aug. 16 collision between MV St. Thomas Aquinas and freighter Sulpicio Express 7 has spread to 18 barangays in Cebu. The collision prompted the United Kingdom's foreign office to issue a strong travel warning advising its citizens ... Oil leak slowed down, CG saysSun.Star Coast Guard: Death toll from Cebu ferry tragedy now at 81GMA News Divers clearing compartments of sunken ship to locate more bodiesPhilippine Star ABS CBN News -Inquirer.net -AFP all 23 news articles »

Flood-displaced workers to be given temporary jobs helping to clean up - Inquirer.net Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT Inquirer.net Flood-displaced workers to be given temporary jobs helping to clean up Inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines—Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has given the green light for the release of funds to temporarily hire flood-displaced workers in the National Capital Region, Central Luzon and other areas in Region IV-A who were severely affected ... DOLE to provide emergency jobsPhilippine Star DOLE: Close to 7k affected by floods get emergency jobsGMA News 6994 temp jobs eyed in MM, CLManila Standard Today all 5 news articles »

Amid rain, Alert Level 1 raised over Marikina River - GMA News Posted: 24 Aug 2013 06:50 AM PDT Amid rain, Alert Level 1 raised over Marikina River GMA News Amid rain over parts of Metro Manila Saturday evening, authorities in Marikina City raised Alert Level 1 over Marikina River after its water level reached 15 meters. In a post on its Twitter account, the Marikina City public information office (PIO) said the alert ... Alert level 1 raised over Marikina River anewABS CBN News all 2 news articles »

Leftist Rebels Free Kidnapped Soldier in S. Philippines - CRIENGLISH.com Posted: 24 Aug 2013 08:39 PM PDT InterAksyon Leftist Rebels Free Kidnapped Soldier in S. Philippines CRIENGLISH.com Leftist rebels released Saturday a soldier they have kidnapped early this month in Southern Philippines in an incident that insurgents claimed was preceded by a bomb attack that killed several soldiers. Rodrigo Duterte, mayor of the regional center Davao City ... Philippine rebels free captive army soldierMindanao Examiner NPA releases captive soldier to DuterteInterAksyon all 3 news articles »

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