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Globe to provide areas expected to be hit by “Ruby” with gen sets for phone-charging

MANILA — Telco giant Globe Telecommunications Inc. (Globe) on Friday said it will be providing areas expected to be affected by typhoon “Ruby” with portable generator...

DOJ set to resolve Laude case

MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to resolve the case involving the killing of Filipino transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude. Laude was allegedly killed...

Pakistan says top Al-Qaida militant killed in raid

American hostage killed in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday. Lucy Somers...

Typhoon “Ruby” cuts off power in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar

MANILA — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said power in Northern Samar and Eastern Samar went down Saturday, as typhoon “Ruby” passed the...

Traumatized Eastern Samar residents flee for safety as ‘Ruby’ nears

TACLOBAN CITY — Hernani town in Eastern Samar turned out to be a ghost town as families fled to higher grounds as early as Wednesday, the...

Some protest on streets, others on social media

WASHINGTON — While marchers took to the streets to protest the lack of charges against white police officers in the deaths of two unarmed black men,...

Roxas to lead frontline team bound for Eastern Samar

MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III has tasked Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas to lead the national government frontline team that will go to...

UN agencies prepare emergency response for typhoon in Philippines

UNITED NATIONS — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Friday that Typhoon Hagupit, also known as Ruby, is expected to cross the center of the Philippines...