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Eight killed in Mindanao flashflood

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Mindanao News. Summary of the latest news in the region by Allen Estabillo Image: A military truck ferries commuters and workers in Cagayan de Oro City. (MindaNews/Froilan Gallardo)


Eight people, mostly children, killed as flashfloods triggered by torrential rains hit parts of northern Mindanao and Zamboanga; Sea travel in western Mindanao remained suspended even as the Low Pressure Area (LPA) has already dissipated; Surigao City officials evacuated residents in one community following the recovery of a 500-kilogram active vintage WWII bomb; Newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Mindanao Command chief, Maj. Gen. Carlit Galvez, vowed to focus on crushing the Abu Sayyaf and Maute groups in his fresh mission; Ten candidates in the 2017 Miss Universe will be wearing locally-designed dresses inspired by the Bagobo and Mandaya tribes in a fashion show in Davao City

 


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