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                    [Title] => DOE to assess resource potential of Benham Rise
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The Department of Energy will assess the resource potential of Benham Rise, a new Philippine territory east of Luzon Island, a ranking official said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://wpc.e0ad.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140602/benthic-area-benham-rise-may-2014.JPG ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 941314 [Title] => 9 dead in Quezon highway accident [Summary] =>

Nine people died when a passenger bus collided with a passenger tricycle in Quezon province this morning, police said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-12 16:00:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 844472 [Title] => Filipino villagers return home after quake; 1 dead [Summary] =>

Thousands of villagers who fled their coastal homes during a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines returned home Saturday, but hundreds more still jittery from the temblor remained in evacuation centers, officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-01 21:06:44 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 844337 [Title] => Quake off Philippines spurs small tsunami; 1 dead [Summary] =>

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines' eastern coast late Friday, killing one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several towns and spurring panic about a tsunami that ended up generating only tiny waves.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-01 01:03:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 838532 [Title] => 'Helen' hits north Philippines; at least 2 dead [Summary] =>

 A second tropical storm in as many weeks battered the northern Philippines after making landfall Wednesday, killing at least two people, as forecasters warned that the still-reeling capital could see more flooding.  

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-15 10:14:48 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 807977 [Title] => Small plane crashes in Bataan [Summary] =>

 A two-seater military aircraft crashed along La Monja Island in Bataan, western Luzon Island. The casualties are still unknown, the Philippine Coast Guard said Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-18 13:42:53 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 784718 [Title] => US accused of turning Palawan into new naval base [Summary] =>

Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya on Thursday warned that the US is trying to turn Palawan into a naval base for US troops that will be redeployed to the Philippines once they leave their naval base in Okinawa, Japan.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-08 09:46:33 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 733507 [Title] => Luzon mayors' confab postponed amid typhoons onslaught [Summary] =>

The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) has postponed its Luzon Island cluster conference set this week in Subic, Zambales to allow its its member-mayors to attend to the need of their constituents following the onslaught of typhoons Pedring and Quiel.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-04 11:22:51 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1434772 [AuthorName] => Jun Pasaylo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 730828 [Title] => 'Pedring' nears PHL, shuts schools, flights [Summary] =>

Schools in Metro Manila have suspended classes and many local flights are canceled as the country's main island braces for heavy rains and winds brought by fast-moving Typhoon Nesat.

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 A powerful typhoon is blowing away from the northern Philippines after leaving at least four people dead despite not making landfall.

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