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1 week ago | 
tribune.net.ph | Jing Villamente |Aljon eguia
At least 100 families were affected after a third-alarm fire razed a residential area in Barangay Obrero in Quezon City last Saturday night. Based on the initial report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire broke out along Makabayan Street.
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2 weeks ago | 
tribune.net.ph | Maria Bernadette Romero |Aljon eguia |Anthony Ching
Plume of ash The eruption of Negros Island’s Mt. Kanlaon on early Tuesday, 8 April, comes at what is expected to be a scorching summer season where the heat index has been recorded at high levels in certain parts of the country. People are cautioned to protect their airways from volcanic ash, composed of crushed small rocks, minerals and volcanic glass, which could cause eye, nose and throat irritation.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia |Jing Villamente
Jeepney drivers are growing increasingly concerned about their shrinking take-home pay due to the relentless rise in oil prices. Last Tuesday, several oil companies raised the prices of diesel, kerosene and gasoline by P2.70, P2.50 and P1.65 per liter, respectively. This marked the third consecutive price hike since the start of 2025.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia
A 53-year-old man was arrested in North Caloocan after eight years for alleged physical mistreatment of his stepdaughter. The suspect, identified as alias “Edgar,” was arrested Saturday, 18 January, along Malaria Road in Barangay 185, North Caloocan.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia
Portalets and folding beds are among the immediate needs in the towns of La Castellana in Negros Occidental and Canlaon City in Negros Oriental, as the number of evacuees due to Kanlaon Volcano’s unrest continues to rise. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has listed several urgent needs in La Castellana, including food packs, chlorinators, aqua tabs, wash kits, hygiene kits, folding beds, sleeping kits and masks.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia
Families in Navotas City received 5 kilograms of rice assistance from the local government as part of the city’s founding anniversary celebration. The rice distribution began Friday and will continue through 28 January. According to the Navotas City Public Information Office, at least 7,050 registered families from the Bangkulasi, Bagumbayan South, Bagumbayan North, Navotas East and Navotas West barangays have received the rice assistance.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia
Several prices of vegetables have started to decrease after they ballooned last week. In Malabon City Public Market, vegetable vendors said that they observed a decreasing trend in the prices of different vegetables, however, some prices will likely remain the same, especially the ones from the uplands of Northern Luzon. The prices of tomatoes range from around P120 to P150 per kilogram, already lower than P280 per kilogram during the start of 2025.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia
A buy-bust operation in North Caloocan on Wednesday, 15 January, led to the arrest of a ready-to-wear (RTW) business owner and his two nephews. The drug sting was carried out on Domato Street, Barangay 188, North Caloocan, at approximately 5:56 a.m. Police Captain Regie Pobadora, chief of the Northern Police District - District Drug Enforcement Unit (NPD-DDEU), shared that alias “Khadapi” sold at least 25 grams of suspected shabu to poseur-buyers.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia
The local government of Valenzuela City revealed on Wednesday that it has destroyed 130 inaccurate weighing scales during a crackdown operation at the Karuhatan Market. Dubbed “Operation Timbangan,” the operation aimed to ensure fair trade practices between vendors and consumers in the city’s public markets. Mayor Weslie Gatchalian lauded the initiative and stressed its alignment with Ordinance 903, series of 2021, also known as the New Market Code of Valenzuela City.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
tribune.net.ph | Aljon eguia
Numerous areas in Sofronio Española, Quezon and Brooke’s Point in the southern portion of Palawan have been flooded due to the non-stop rains brought by the easterlies. In Sofronio Española, travelers navigating the National Highway faced significant difficulty as muddy floodwaters obstructed the area. Members of the Disaster Risk Response Team of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 7 rescued the trapped residents of the Barangays Abo Abo, Sitio Kintay and Pulot Shore.
