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Brownouts in Luzon and Power Crisis in Mindanao
The Business Mirror reports that brownouts continue to be a problem for Luzon, the main island of the Philippines. The power supply in the Luzon grid is again in a precarious state, contrary to claims of the Department of Energy (DOE) that power supply is more than enough to provide electricity to households up to [...]
Soldiers Killed in Agusan del Sur Ambush
Anti-government violence continues to plague the province of Mindanao and worsens the poverty in the Philippines. Four soldiers were recently killed in Agusan del Sur by communist rebels. DAVAO CITY – (UPDATE 3) At least four soldiers, including a junior officer, were killed when communist rebels set off a landmine in Veruela, Agusan del Sur, [...]
Grenade Blast in Philippine Cathedral
For the second time in three months, a grenade has exploded at the cathedral of the Vicariate Apostolic of Jolo in the southern Philippines. No one was injured in the blast, which took place before the first Sunday morning Mass, though some of the cathedral windows were shattered. Catholic Culture has the rest of the [...]
