GENERAL SANTOS CITY (PNA) – A Hong Kong-based human rights group has urged the Philippine government and the provincial government of Sultan Kudarat to immediately intervene in the reported widespread hunger now plaguing farmers in an upland town due to the previous drought and the continuing rat infestation.
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TACLOBAN CITY — The evacuation of more than 2,000 residents in the upland barangays of Basey, Samar, a mere 20 kilometers north of this city, has raised fears that more clashes between the New People’s Army (NPA) and the military would ensue in the Eastern Visayas region.
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LUNA, Isabela – Five schoolchildren were hospitalized last week due to dengue in purok 5, barangay Mambabanga here, prompting Mayor Manuel A. Tio to seek immediate assistance from health authorities.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered yesterday the launching of immediate relief operations to address the plight of families displaced by armed clashes between the government forces and suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in some parts of Maguindanao.
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TRECE MARTIRES CITY — Region 4A Environment and Natural Resources Executive Director Antonio G. Principe warned yesterday local government officials on the possible imposition of sanctions on them if they fail to carry out a provision of Republic Act No. 9003 requiring the establishment of sanitary landfill facilities in their areas.
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CEBU CITY — Two motorcycle-riding men were arrested the other day at a checkpoint on Sabellano Road, Barangay Punta Princesa, this city.
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