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122 Grade 3 pupils fall ill in Bacolod City
An elementary school in Bacolod City suspended classes on Tuesday after 122 Grade 3 pupils caught fever.
Military holds, frees 50 journalists
At least 50 Filipino journalists, who were scheduled to visit an evacuation center in Maguindanao province, were held for an hour at a military security checkpoint in Guidulungan town on Tuesday morning.
Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr., military spokesman, denied that the journalists were being harassed. He said the military just wanted to make sure that the "route to the destination of these journalists was clear."
Three kidnapped Zambo teachers separated by abductors?
Police officials in Western Mindanao are trying to validate information that the three public school teachers kidnapped in Naga town in Zamboanga Sibugay province are being held by their captors in different areas.
Fun run vs dengue launched in Iloilo City
Hundreds of professional runners, government officials, and employees have joined forces in fighting the increasing number of dengue cases in Iloilo City. vs
British citizen killed in Aklan
MANILA - A 60-year-old British citizen was killed in Kalibo in Aklan province after his throat was slit by still-unidentfied suspects Sunday.
EV has 35 confirmed A (H1N1) flu cases
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that there are already 35 confirmed cases of A(H1N1) virus infections in Region 8.
3 soldiers wounded in clash vs NPA in Capiz
ILOILO - Two members of the 47th Infantry Battalion were wounded in an encounter with members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in barangay Aglinab town of Tapaz, Capiz over the weekend.
Broadcaster shot dead in Agusan del Sur: gov't
BAYUGAN - A radio broadcaster was shot dead by an unknown gunman in Agusan del Sur province, police said Monday.