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OVP assures aid to ‘habagat,’ typhoon-hit families

MANILA: The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Thursday assured continuous aid to families affected by the onslaught of enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat,’ and super typhoon Carina.

“The Disaster Operations Center of the OVP, institutionalize…

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Marcos readies relief packages for flood-hit LGUs

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he will start working on lumping up relief packages for local government units (LGUs) affected by Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat.

Speaking to reporters aft…

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Fisheries Department says the discovery of Mayan tilapia in Samut Prakan Province is not a repeat of the black-chinned tilapia.

Bangkok,, The Director-General of the Department of Fisheries stated that the incident of finding Mayan fish in a shrimp farm in Bang Bo District, Samut Prakan Province, will not spread and invade the ecosystem, repeating the pattern of the black chin…