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Typhoon Rolly in Nueva Ecija

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Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija - As of November 1, Sunday morning, typhoon Rolly is no longer a super typhoon.  However, signal Nos. 1 to 4 remain raised and torrential rain is still expected. Other parts of Nueva Ecija was lowered to storm signal no. 1 but small part of its southern portion remained under storm signal no. 2 including the municipality of Gabaldon.   The local government of Gabaldon conducted a desiltation in preparation for typhoon Rolly together with the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija (PGNE), Dupinga Mini Hydroelectric Corporation (DMHC) and other private companies. DESILTING.  The municipal government of Gabaldon conducts desilting in Dupinga River (Photo by Gabaldon MDRRMO)   Eighty – four (84) indigenous people families were preemptively evacuated due to a landslide that affected the Dupinga River. The Dumagats were then brought to a Methodist Church in Barangay Malinao as Mayor Jobby Emata mentioned.  The Indigenous people famili...
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President Duterte Declared Academic Freeze

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               Yes, that’s right. The title is fake, and I just wrote it for attention. You clicked this blog because you were curious and intrigued about the topic. According to CNN Philippines, Facebook next to television is the Filipino’s top source of news. The poll they conducted (2019) found that 21 percent of Filipino adults, or an estimated 13.9 million individuals, use Facebook daily as a source of news. How much more with the rise of cases of Covid-19, where we are expected to stay at home unless essential which makes communication more likely be limited to the media specifically television and the internet. With this, the spread of fake news has been alarming. Let’s take a look of examples of fake news here in the Philippines. POLITICS FALSE: VP Leni Robredo ‘promised’ to step down if no Otso Diretso bet wins   The Philippines’ social security agency said this report about a COVID-19 benefit payment was 'fake news'  ...
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