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Read more about the article OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao
Utility workers worked overtime to restore electricity in General Santos city which was knocked down after Monday's magnitude 7 earthquake. In the background is the Jollibee fast food center that collapsed during the quake. Photo by : Wilter Saldaña

OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is verifying reports of 19 deaths and seven missing persons following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao in…

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Read more about the article SPMC chief seeks more support for expansion and additional hospitals
The construction of a kidney center in Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is expected to be done within this year or in 2020. The facility will have more equipments to cater more kidney patients. (Photo from SPMC Facebook page)

SPMC chief seeks more support for expansion and additional hospitals

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Facing mounting calls to increase its capacity, the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) based in Davao City urged the House of Representatives to fast track the…

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Read more about the article Catholic nuns raise three envi issues affecting Mindanao
MAINTENANCE. A unit of the circulating fluidized bed coal-fired plant of Aboitiz Power Corporation undergoes a 10-day maintenance shutdown. (Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch)

Catholic nuns raise three envi issues affecting Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - A group of Catholic nuns in Mindanao marked Earth Day with a call to protect the environment and uphold the rights of communities affected by economic…

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