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                    [ArticleID] => 1369029
                    [Title] => Dozens rescued from distressed ferry
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Rescuers saved at least 34 of the 84 people on board an inter-island ferry that is believed to have sunk late Saturday after encountering engine problems in bad weather in the central Philippines, officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 895764 [Title] => 6K residente ng Butuan lumikas dahil sa baha [Summary] =>

Halos 6,000 residente sa 21 baranggay sa lungsod ng Butuan, Agusan del Norte ang lumikas dahil sa matinding pag-ulan at pagbaha, ayon sa  Office of Civil Defense (OCD) ngayong Biyernes.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-11 13:10:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Balita Ngayon [SectionUrl] => balita-ngayon [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 895760 [Title] => Thousands displaced by Mindanao floods [Summary] =>

Floods caused by heavy rains have so far displaced 5,962 residents in 21 barangays in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-11 11:48:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 895461 [Title] => Caraga residents evacuate as LPA triggers floods [Summary] =>

Heavy rains and floods caused by a low pressure area have triggered the evacuation of thousands of residents and the suspension of classes in the Caraga region.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 895693 [Title] => Flights cancelled due to bad weather [Summary] =>

The bad weather condition yesterday brought about by the low pressure area caused the cancellation of flights at the Mactan Cebu International Airport while those planes that already left Mactan returned.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794182 [Title] => Boat sinks off Agusan Norte; passenger dies, 2 others missing [Summary] =>

A passenger was killed and two others were reported missing after a motorized boat capsized in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte last Tuesday, whom disaster management officials described as the first Holy Week casualties this year.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 787832 [Title] => 36 hurt in Caraga quake [Summary] =>

At least 35 persons were injured due to the magnitude 5.9 earthquake that hit Surigao and Dinagat Island Friday afternoon.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 654048 [Title] => Flood death toll in Visayas, Mindanao reaches 13 [Summary] =>

A total of 13 people have died due to heavy floods caused by a low pressure area that hit parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, disaster management officials said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 653836 [Title] => Death toll in Visayas, Mindanao floods rises to 8 [Summary] =>

The death toll from the low pressure area that brought heavy rains in Visayas and Mindanao has risen to eight as disaster management teams continue to conduct relief operations in affected provinces. 

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 565302 [Title] => Caraga lacks contingency plan for disasters [Summary] =>

The Caraga region – comprised of six cities and 67 municipalities in five provinces – has no comprehensive contingency plan to deal with natural disasters like earthquakes – where people will go if massive evacuation occurs, the availability of standby power generation sets if disaster strikes at night, and search and rescue units.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096525 [AuthorName] => Ben Serrano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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