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WebWater backup plan
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (285+ words) CEBU, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has moved to protect residents from worsening water service disruptions as the Visayas grid continues to experience repeated red alerts and rotational brownouts. The council approved a resolution authored by Councilor Harry Eran directing…...
Scars of Marawi siege linger as BARMM poll nears
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (699+ words) MARAWI, Philippines — Near a resettlement site for survivors of the bloody 2017 siege of Marawi, a woman wearing a black face veil walks across a hilltop dotted by tombstones without names. Sophia Aminolla, a nurse and mother of two, does not…...
LWUA: Only 11% of water districts meet NRW levels
1+ week, 6+ day ago (179+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Only 11 percent of the country’s 532 water districts meet the acceptable benchmark for non-revenue water (NRW) losses, the Local Water Utilities Administration announced. According to LWUA, 62 local water districts have reduced their NRW levels below the acceptable 20 percent benchmark....
Four arrested in killing of South African ex-world champ boxer Zolani Tete
2+ week, 6+ day ago (232+ words) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African police said Monday they had arrested four people in connection with the murder of two-time boxing world champion Zolani Tete, who was gunned down last week. Tete, 38, was attacked on Friday evening as he returned…...
26 distressed OFWs return from Dubai
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (86+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-six distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and four dependents have returned to Manila from Dubai. The returning Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on an Emirates flight. They were welcomed by personnel of the Overseas Workers…...
LWUA, JICA deepen partnership for water development
3+ week, 3+ day ago (243+ words) In a statement, LWUA said that current cooperation is focused on technical and inter?agency coordination for long?term sewerage planning, wastewater management and water?district development. “Building resilient water systems takes long-term investment and collaboration. LWUA’s partnerships with institutions…...
‘Slow growth, high inflation pose challenge to poverty reduction’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (495+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Despite last year’s progress, weak growth and high inflation are complicating further poverty reduction efforts, making it harder to achieve the eight to nine percent poverty rate goal by 2028, according to economists. Philippine Institute for Development Studies senior…...
The spirit of rugby
4+ week, 1+ day ago (275+ words) There’s something about sports that stirs the human spirit. There’s something about rugby that disquiets yet inspires, then calms and unifies. It was one of the major matches among the provinces of Fiji. It was a game between the teams…...