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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — An energy stakeholder in Mindanao was preparing an uninterrupted transmission of electricity during elections weeks as if “there is a typhoon coming or an impending disaster.”

MANILA, Philippines—Despite aid funding gaps in the provinces hit hardest by Typhoon Pablo, the Philippines has shown “a model best practice” for coordination with the international community in responding to a disaster of such magnitude, a senior United Nations humanitarian official said this week as he appealed for more aid for the victims. Following a recent visit to Mindanao, John Ging ...

DAVAO CITY (PNA) - The ground-breaking ceremony of the proposed sanitary toilet project for the victims of typhoon "Pablo" by Vice President Jejomar Binay's fraternity was held Wednesday in New Bataan, Compostela Valley Province.

A Hong Kong-based church group has joined the call for justice for a community leader in typhoon Pablo-ravaged Davao Oriental who was shot dead March 4 after leading protests against government red tape and corruption in the handling of relief for victims.

Christian devotees participate in what was known as visita Iglesia or the Seven Churches Visitation, a Roman Catholic Lenten tradition of visiting seven churches or religious sites, traditionally observed on Maundy Thursday.

LANGKAWI, March 28 – Malaysia has shortlisted five manufacturers as it seeks to buy 18 combat aircraft by 2015 to replace its ageing fleet of Russian-made MIG-29s, the defence minister said today. The choice was between the Britain-backed Eurofighter Typhoon , Sweden’s SAAB JAS-39 Gripen, France’s Dassault Aviation Rafale, Boeing’s F/A 18E/F Super ...

LANGKAWI, March 28 – Malaysia has shortlisted five manufacturers as it seeks to buy 18 combat aircraft by 2015 to replace its ageing fleet of Russian-made MIG-29s, the defence minister said today. The choice was between the Britain-backed Eurofighter Typhoon , Sweden’s SAAB JAS-39 Gripen, France’s Dassault Aviation Rafale, Boeing’s F/A 18E/F Super ...

LAAK, Philippines, 26 March 2013 – Three-year-old Bartolome Mantog is sitting up – the first time he has done so for days. He has just been given a bath, and he is wrapped in a t-shirt and towel. He sits propped against a piece of luggage in the district hospital bed.

The New People's Army (NPA) operating in southern Mindanao has issued its own election policies for poll bets campaigning within "red zones," or areas the NPA has strong influence among the people, especially for candidates for provincial, congressional, and mayoral levels.

THE King-king Copper-Gold Project (KCGP) donated P400,000 to assist the provincial government of Compostela Valley to rebuild schools damaged by Typhoon Pablo. KCGP handed over the check during the celebration of the 6th Bulawan Festival at Capitol Grounds of Nabunturan to Comval Governor Arturo Uy.

What else is more fun in the Philippines ? Volunteering. The Department of Tourism released a short video this week supporting the Bayani Challenge which aims to unites 100,000 volunteers from all over the country and spur them in action.

MANILA -- Owning a house or a condominium unit seems to be a growing trend nowadays amid the low interest rates but how does one protect his investment in properties with the Philippines attracting a big number of typhoons yearly? It's simple: have your property covered by insurance.

Photo: Reuters/Cheryl Ravelo Commuters wade through a flooded street during heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Sanba in Quezon City, metro Manila September 15, 2012.

Finally, men folk who cleaned the mess left by Typhoon âÂÂPabloâ in December last year in Baganga, Davao Oriental, were able to receive payment after waiting for two long months after rendering work for the cash-for-work program of the DSWD.

COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines —The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on Tuesday courted votes in typhoon -ravaged Compostela Valley but steered clear of evacuation centers.   Six UNA senatorial candidates made the rounds in Maco, Mabini, Pantukan, Monkayo, Montevista and Nabunturan towns, meeting with local officials and political allies and making stops at public markets and bus stations.   They ...

COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines - The United Nationalist Alliance campaigns in Southern Mindanao. The opposition coalition is hard pressed to scale down its campaign as it visits provinces most affected by Typhoon Pablo. Ayee Macaraig files this video blog. To give or not to give? That is the question. The United ...

The United Nationalist Alliance on Tuesday courted votes in Compostela Valley, which is recovering from the devastation wrought by recent natural disasters, but shunned evacuation centers.

COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines – Shaking hands and greeting voters are all opposition senatorial candidates can do here. Wary of violating Commission on Elections rules, senatorial bets of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) resorted to quick tours of public markets instead of giving relief goods to residents of Compostela Valley. "Hello po , Nancy Binay po , Maayong ...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The opposition will tone down the campaign pitch as it visits areas ravaged by Typhoon Pablo. Senatorial candidates of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) will begin the second leg of its Mindanao campaign in Compostela Valley, one of the provinces hardest hit by Pablo in December 2012. Instead ...

On March 21, Thursday, 193 United Nations member-states will mark “International Day of Forests.” That includes a Philippines stripped to only a fifth of its original 27.5 million-hectare tree cover. There’s no other way but up.