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2021 Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Internal and external candidates are eligible to apply to this vacanc...

2021 Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Internal and external candidates are eligible to apply to this vacanc...

Light to moderate with at times heavy rains continue to affect several areas in Mindanao as tropical depression "Crising" traverses the southern region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said early Friday morning, May 14. (PAGASA) In its se

109th Malasakit Center opens in Maguindanao Philippine Information Agency 13 May 2021, 22:38 GMT+10 COTABATO CITY, May 13 (PIA)-- More indigent patients in Maguindanao will now have the chance to access immediate financial and medical assistance with the opening of a Malasakit Center at the Cotabato Sanitarium Hospital (CSH) in Sultan Kudarat town on Tuesday, May 11. Senator Lawrence Bong Go, who authored the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019 for the poor, spearheaded the opening of the 109th Malas...

(PAGASA) In its severe weather bulletin issued at 5 a.m., PAGASA said Crising was already in the vicinity of Kapalong, Davao del Norte at around 4 a.m. It has slightly weakened with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 75 kph while moving slowly west-northwestward. Tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 remains raised over the southeastern portion of Negros Oriental, southern portion of Surigao del Sur, central and southern portions of Ag...

Published May 12, 2021, 4:11 PM Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) safely flew about 70,000 COVID-19 vaccines to various parts of Visayas and Mindanao on May 11 and 12, 2021, aiding in the continuous distribution of vaccines across the country.   This shipment comprised of 4,760 doses for Bacolod, 7,600 for Cotabato, 18,075 for Davao, 27,620 for Legazpi, 6,200 for Puerto Princesa, and 5,320 for Zamboanga.   “We are happy to support our government in its efforts to curb the viru...

(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded the 52°C heat index at around 2 p.m., which surpassed the 51°C heat index that was registered also in Dagupan City on May 8. PAGASA monitored “dangerous” heat index values in the following areas on Wednesday. Dagupan City, Pangasinan (52°C, 2 p.m.) Sangley Pt., Cavite (46°C, 2 p.m.) Cotabato City, Maguindanao (44°C, 2 p.m.) Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (43°C, 11 a.m.) ...

Published May 13, 2021, 12:36 AM Today, May 13, is a regular holiday as declared by President Duterte in Proclamation No. 1142,  “in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness.” Eid’l Fitr, also known as the Festival of Breaking Fast, is celebrated by the Muslim world for three days after the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. In past years, the President customarily hosted a dinner celebration in Malacañang Palace to ...

Philippine troops drive away armed rebels from public market COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of Muslim militants have occupied a public market in the southern Philippines before fleeing after a tense standoff with government forces. A military spokesman says the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters did not take any hostage or put up resistance when army troops and police took positions at dawn Saturday near the public market in the farming town of Datu Paglas. T...

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato, May 12 (PIA)-- The Provincial Inter-agency Task Force (PIATF)