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Wed, 9 Sep 2026 15:51:00 +0800
LIST: Flooded Metro Manila areas on September 9
Here's a list of flooded routes and areas in Metro Manila on Wednesday, September 9.

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 12:33:00 +0800
Wage board clears P60 NCR wage hike while P85 order remains frozen
Metro Manila's wage board approved a new P60 daily minimum wage increase while the earlier P85 hike remains tied up in court.

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0800
Heavy rain to hit already soaked Luzon areas Wednesday
Habagat and a tropical cyclone's trough may bring heavy rain across parts of Luzon.

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800
P87.6 million smuggled rice, sugar destroyed in Zamboanga
Smuggled rice and sugar with a combined value of P87.6 million were destroyed in this city yesterday, according to the Bureau of Customs.

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800
P48.95 million illegal cigarettes seized in Pampanga
Illegal cigarettes worth P48.95 million were seized in a police operation that also resulted in the arrest of four people in Mabalacat, Pampanga on Monday.

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800
2 minors die in Misamis fire
 Two children died in a fire that destroyed a house in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental shortly before noon on Monday.

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Comelec, tech firm sign BARMM poll monitoring system partnership
A partnership for the establishment of a system for monitoring and managing technical and operational issues pertaining to the parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)  has been signed between the Com...

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Pulong may be summoned over Davao flood projects
The National Bureau of Investigation may summon Rep. Paolo Duterte in connection with a probe into the nearly P1.9 billion worth of flood control projects in Davao City, which were awarded to a single contractor, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said yest...

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Mindanao air quality remains unhealthy
Several areas in Mindanao are still experiencing poor air quality as forest fires in Indonesia continue to rage.

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800
PNP: Crimes down by 42%
The crime volume nationwide dropped by nearly 42 percent in August, the Philippine National Police reported yesterday.

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