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South Korea pledges commitment to help Phl recover from Ruby

By Rowena dela Fuente (Eagle News Service) Busan, South Korea, Dec. 11 (ENS) — South Korean President Park Geun-Hye today pledged her country’s commitment to help the Philippines recover from the devastation brought about by Typhoon Ruby which hit Eastern Visayas, Southern Luzon and some Mindanao provinces. During the bilateral meeting between President Aquino and President Park today (Dec. 11), the South Korean leader expressed her sympathies and condolences to the families affected by Typhoon Ruby. […]

Iligan City Rep. Belmonte survives ambush, 4 others killed

(Eagle News Service) — Iligan City Rep. Vicente Belmonte survived an ambush attempt Thursday afternoon, Dec. 11, near Laguindingin Airport in Misamis Oriental which killed four of his escorts and staffmembers. Belmonte suffered injuries, along with two other companions. They are now being treated at a local hospital in Laguindingan. According to Police Superintendent Bernard Mendoza, spokesperson of the Police regional office, the ambush happened around 1:45 p.m. The still unidentified assailants opened fire on […]

NDRRMC corrects death toll

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council corrected its official death toll from 19 to 18, wherein it said that one of the names was listed twice. Aside from the deaths,at least 916 people were recorded injured due to typhoon ‘Ruby”.