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Posted: 27 May 2014 09:04 PM PDT

Senate panel: Yolanda bunkhouses not overpriced, but substandard
GMA News
Temporary shelters built for survivors of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) were not overpriced, but did meet specifications and international standards, a Senate committee has concluded. In a report dated May 21, the Senate public works committee ruled out ...
'Yolanda' bunkhouses 'substandard', not 'overpriced'–Senate reportInquirer.net
Probe on emergency shelters soughtABS CBN News
Human trafficking continues in Yolanda-hit areasYahoo Philippines News (blog)

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Posted: 27 May 2014 09:53 AM PDT

Comelec swears in new Laguna governor
Inquirer.net
NEW LAGUNA Gov. Ramil Hernandez (left) speaks at a press conference after he was sworn in by the Commission on Elections, which removed actor Jeorge "ER" Ejercito from the position for overspending. Beside Hernandez is former congressman Edgar ...
New Laguna governor assumes postBusinessWorld Online Edition
Why Comelec doesn't buy Ejercito's 'strangers' alibiABS CBN News
Ejercito loses post as governorManila Standard Today
GMA News -Sun.Star -Rappler
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Posted: 27 May 2014 08:44 PM PDT

Compostela Valley town mayor killed in ambush
Inquirer.net
murder MANILA, Philippines—Mayor Reynaldo Navarro of Laak, Compostela Valley was killed after he was ambushed in Davao del Norte Tuesday morning. Navarro's convoy was traversing the highway of K9, Sagayen village in Asuncion town at around 9 ...
Town mayor killed in S. Philippine ambush: officialsGlobalPost
Philippine town mayor ambushedMindanao Examiner
Comval mayor ambushed, killedSun.Star
Rappler -InterAksyon
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Posted: 27 May 2014 03:55 PM PDT

Honor, respect for Philippine flag
Tempo
National Flag Day is annually observed from May 28 to June 12, Philippine Independence Day. The Philippine flag is hoisted in offices and agencies of government, businesses, schools, and private homes during the period, to symbolize the Filipinos' unity as ...
Flag Day highlights Chinoy family's business, traditionManila Standard Today
Display flags, Pinoys urgedPhilippine Star

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Posted: 27 May 2014 09:32 AM PDT

8 rob suspects killed by police
Philippine Star
Handout photo shows police investigators at the scene of an alleged shootout in Barangay Litlit, Silang, Cavite, where eight suspected members of a robbery group were killed yesterday. MANILA, Philippines - Eight suspected robbers on four motorcycles ...
Eight killed in Cavite shootoutSolar News PH
8 dead as cops clash with robbery gang in CaviteInterAksyon
8 suspected robbers killed in Cavite shootoutSun.Star
Inquirer.net
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Posted: 27 May 2014 01:42 PM PDT

DepEd: 3-day class week mulled for crowded schools
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—The perennial classroom shortage—and not the expected traffic congestion—might force some public schools in the metropolis to divide their student population in half and hold classes only three days a week for each grouping.
DepEd eyes 3-day school week in MMPhilippine Star
Three-day school week eyedManila Standard Today
Caloocan mulls 3-day school weekRappler

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Posted: 27 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT

Drivers told to comply with Tesda's standard
Sun.Star
FOLLOWING a recent series of road accidents in Davao City, a city councilor suggested Tuesday that drivers must comply with a proficiency standard set by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). Councilor Leo Avila was ...
Davao City Council asks if DOTC order on driving certifications enforcedMinda News
4 dead in Davao road accidentsTempo

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