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The national government (NG) has assured Mayon-affected residents 90 days of relief assistance, which is the estimated maximum period of unrest of the restive volcano. During a situation briefing on the Mayon Volcano unrest at the Albay Astrodome in Legazpi City late Wednesday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the…

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the national government must see to it that there are enough funds to sustain relief aid for the 15,000 people forced out of their homes by Mayon Volcanos activity for as long as three months.

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Editors note: This is the revised version of a speech delivered at the Philippine Book Festival, held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City from June 2 to 4, 2023. An earlier version was published in the June 14, 2023 print edition of The Manila Times as Opening Hungary.

Sorsogon king crab fishers from the Save Gubat Bay Movement (SGBM) have requested a dialogue with BFAR to discuss their affected livelihood.

Editor's note: This is the revised version of a speech delivered at the Philippine Book Festival, held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City from June 2 to 4, 2023. An earlier version was published in the June 14, 2023 print edition of The Manila Times as "Opening Hungary." THIS book launching would not be possible without the unwavering support of our book authority, the National Book Development Board (NBDB), and the Embassy of Hungary in the...

LEGAZPI CITY: Congested evacuation centers, lack of toilets and water shortage ail the more than 5,000 families or 17,000 individuals from 25 villages affected by Mayon Volcanos ongoing eruption.

President Marcos flew to Albay yesterday to personally check on the condition of thousands of residents displaced by the ongoing eruption of Mayon Volcano and ordered authorities to prepare for aid, both food and non-food items, to last 90 days.

PEOPLE have written me to ask how I could write fiction with the moistness and vividness of dreams? I start with a character sketch, which is the literary equivalent of using pencil and paper to capture an image initially. One such sketch is for a neighbor I remember, back in my childhood days in Basa Air Base, Pampanga, where my father was a military officer.