‘Abot Alam’ DepEd-NYC program aims for zero out-of-school youths

A newly launched program headed by the Department of Education and National Youth Commission hopes to "eradicate" out-of-school youths by 2016.



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4 Pangasinan HS students injured in alleged hazing; 2 arrested

Four female high school students were injured after allegedly attending hazing rites for a group in their school in Pangasinan province, a television report said Thursday.



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Protesters press HK leader to quit

HONG KONG – Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters demanded that the city's embattled leader meet a deadline to resign on Thursday, as China warned the United States against meddling in its "internal affairs."



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Probe on Makati Building II resumes despite Junjun Binay’s plea

The Senate blue ribbon subcommittee on Thursday resumed its investigation into the alleged overpriced construction of the Makati City Hall building II despite the appeal of Mayor Junjun Binay's camp to stop the congressional inquiry on the matter.



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1 killed in Davao City fire

One person was killed in a fire that hit a house in Davao City Wednesday night.



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Hong Kong protests continue to swell on Chung Yeung Festival

On a festival where families are expected to be together, Hong Kong residents continued to gather for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, a television report said Thursday.



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MMDA: Number coding scheme lifted Monday, Oct. 6

Motorists whose vehicles' plate numbers end in 1 and 2 can pass through major Metro Manila thoroughfares on Monday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Wednesday.



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CBCP exec: LGUs should help thwart ‘lewd’ fashion shows

Local government units should share the responsibility in thwarting lewd fashion shows and similar events by being more stringent in screening permit applications from organizers, a Catholic Church official said.



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Agricultural aircraft crashes in Davao, pilot safe

A small agricultural aircraft crashed in Davao del Norte province before dawn Wednesday but the pilot managed to escape unhurt.



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Central Visayas cops to help secure Pope Francis

Police in Central Visayas are prepared to assist their counterparts in Eastern Visayas for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, particularly in areas hit by super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last year.



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Hong Kong leader demands protests end ‘immediately’

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying Tuesday called on protest leaders to "immediately" withdraw their followers from the streets in his first public comments since demonstrators were tear gassed by police.



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Kin of trainee who died from electrocution to pursue charges vs. Coast Guard

Relatives of a Philippine Coast Guard trainee who was found dead last week in Indang town in Cavite are inclined to pursue legal action against the Coast Guard.



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Japan resumes search for victims of volcanic eruption

TOKYO - More than 500 rescuers in Japan resumed searching on Monday for victims of a volcano that erupted without warning at the weekend, leaving four confirmed dead and 27 presumed to have perished in a sudden rain of ash and stone.



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Coast Guard trainee found dead aboard vessel in Cavite

The family of a Philippine Coast Guard trainee is seeking an investigation into his death last week in Indang town in Cavite province.



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Nusra Front says US-led air strikes in Syria will fail

BEIRUT - The head of Syria's al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has said US-led air strikes will not defeat Islamists in Syria and warned that militants might launch retaliatory attacks against Western countries.



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Militants kill 20 in two separate Yemen attacks —sources

SANAA - A suicide bomber linked to al Qaeda drove a car laden with explosives into a hospital used as a base by Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, and five more died in an ambush in the south of the country.



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Protesters gather at Hong Kong trade office in Taipei to support HK democracy

TAIPEI - Protesters gathered outside the lobby of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei on Monday in a show of support for democracy protests in Hong Kong.



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PAGASA: 9 areas may be affected by potential Mayon ash fall in next 24 hrs

Nine areas in Albay may be affected in case of an ash fall from restive Mayon Volcano in the next 24 hours, state weather agency PAGASA said Sunday.



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Reconstruction of quake-damaged Bohol heritage churches on hold

Reconstruction of some heritage churches damaged by a magnitude-7.2 quake in Bohol has been put on hold pending funds from the national government, a Bohol-based Catholic bishop said.



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Papal visit logo reflects solidarity with victims of recent PHL calamities

Pope Francis giving the Philippines a merciful and compassionate embrace is the theme of the official logo of the Holy Father's upcoming visit to the country in January.



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