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Woman dies of meningococcemia in Batangas
The Department of Health is awaiting confirmation on 3 other suspected cases of meningococcemia monitored in the province in September
Residents want smelly Batangas dumpsite shut down
The sanitary landfill is only 200 meters away from Laurel Elementary School
Daughter of slain Tanauan mayor Halili running in 2019 elections
Reelectionist Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas remains unopposed so far, and at least 3 congressional representatives are running for reelection
Tanauan-PH claims 2018 Senior League Softball World Series tiara
Royevel Palma stars for Tanauan Little League after striking out 15 and allowing only two hits and zero runs in 7 innings
Slain Tanauan mayor Antonio Halili buried
(UPDATED) Relatives, friends, and hundreds of supporters march in a funeral procession for the late mayor, who was shot dead on July 2
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Mayor Halili's daughter urges Duterte: 'Give us justice'
'I will not feel helpless. All the more I will fight back,' says Angeline Halili who has vowed to seek justice for her slain father, Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili
Police reenactment: Halili gunman shot him from bushes
The police reenact the broad daylight killing of the slain mayor of Tanauan City
Mayor Halili had unresolved dispute with 'former general' – Albayalde
(UPDATED) Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde says Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili had a dispute with a 'high-ranking former general,' but he is not aware of the nature of the disagreement
'Well-planned' Mayor Halili killing leaves PNP with no suspect
'For sure, it was planned...It was well-planned,' says Calabarzon police chief Edward Carranza on the killing of Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili
Late Mayor Halili 'was like the father of Tanauan'
Despite the insinuations of President Duterte, visitors to the wake had only good words for the late Tanauan City mayor Tony Halili
3 'persons of interest' in Mayor Antonio Halili's killing – PNP
Police will also re-enact the killing of Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili to see if further details can be picked up
Witnesses recall the morning Mayor Halili was killed
Tanauan City Hall employees say they thought the popping sound was from a firecracker, then Mayor Antonio Halilli staggered a few steps and fell to the ground
Bullet pierced the heart of Mayor Antonio Halili – PNP
Police say Halili was killed by a skilled 'marksman'
New Tanauan City mayor to continue Halili’s campaign against illegal drugs
New Tanauan City Mayor Jhoanna Villamor says she will also be tough, but her methods may be different
Duterte is misinformed, says daughter of slain Mayor Halili
'I can’t blame the president... If that’s always what you hear from the same people that you talk to—and they keep telling you the same thing—it gets in your system to the point that you believe it even though it’s a lie,” says Angeline Halili
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Mayor Halili spoke of 'imminent threat' to life
A city official says Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili began taking death threats seriously after he was included in a government list of public officials linked to the drug trade
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WATCH: Last seconds of Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili
Videos catch the final moments of Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili
LOOK: 'Sniper hole' of Tanauan Mayor Halili's killer
Police believe the killer of Mayor Antonio Halili positioned himself just in the greenery across the Tanauan City Hall
Duterte claims Tanauan's Halili involved in drug trade
The President claims the slain Tanauan City mayor was merely putting up a front when he paraded drug addicts in his city
Vice mayor Villamor to replace slain Tanauan mayor Halili
Jhoanna Corona Villamor served as councilor from 2010 to 2013 before getting elected vice mayor. She is the daughter of Alfredo Corona, incumbent provincial board member and himself a former Tanauan mayor
Senators condemn killing of Tanauan mayor Halili
(UPDATED) Senators call on the Philippine National Police to solve the killing, which opposition senators say is a result of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war
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'Duterte of Batangas'? Slain Tanauan mayor Antonio Halili and his 'iron fist'
Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili, the man behind the 'Flores de Pusher' campaign, considered Davao City as his model in fighting crime
Malacañang vows punishment for Tanauan mayor Halili killers
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque describes the slain mayor, once linked to the illegal drug trade, as a 'staunch ally' of President Duterte in his war on drugs
Tanauan City mayor Halili shot dead during flag ceremony
(6th UPDATE) Antonio Halili is gunned down before the singing of the national anthem ends
PDEA drug list includes councilor shot dead in 2017
(UPDATED) Barangay councilor Lauro Vicencio has been dead for over a year already and was not part of the local police's drug watchlist
Batangas town mayor orders probe of P10-M rice purchase
The Tanauan city government has received numerous complaints on the quality of its rice gift to thousands of households under its Pamaskong Handog program last Christmas
Sparring with sandals: A boxing trainer fights for support in Leyte
Using a life of experience and a pair of sandals Manly Minguel teaches youngsters in Tanauan about life and boxing
Wanted: Younger farmers in PH
Faced with a possible workforce gap companies are working with colleges and universities to provide young Filipinos the education needed to succeed in agriculture
Belle Corp's net income halved in H1
Without non recurring gains from last year Belle Corporation would have doubled its recurring profit in the first half of 2015
NEDA Board approves IT PPP project
UPDATED The P1 16 billion public private partnership deal will computerize the Philippine Statistics Authority’s civil registry operations and make this available nationwide
Fil-Am kids raise $100,000 to rebuild Yolanda-hit school
The new building is environmentally sustainable with solar panels for lighting and an ecological sanitation system that reduces accumulated waste
Intel employees' P16-M donation builds schools in Leyte
Nine buildings at the Sto Niño Elementary School in Tanauan were wiped out by Typhoon Yolanda; 2 400 Intel employees worldwide help rebuild some of them
World Bank to the world: Invest in disaster resilience
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces a 62 million fund for roads bridges and jobs in areas gravely hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda
Int'l delegates check Yolanda-hit Leyte
We cannot possibly continue with business as usual a European commissioner says ahead of a key conference on disasters
After Yolanda: When 'no dwelling zones' are home
Survivors of Typhoon Yolanda face another round of danger: homelessness loss of livelihood and a deeper plunge into poverty
Immunity from rehab delays? Tanauan stands out
Unlike most towns and cities devastated by Typhoon Yolanda Tanauan town in Leyte has all the land it needs to construct permanent houses for survivors
'Walk of shame' Batangas mayor provokes outrage
There is a clear gross violation of human rights here Commission on Human Rights chief Loretta Ann Rosales says
The tidal waves of Tanauan, Leyte
The once scenic and laid back town that was the skimboarding capital of the Philippines became a living horror
Reproductive health education crucial for youth post-disaster
Adolescents and youth in disaster hit areas are most vulnerable to sexual abuse transactional sex and risky sexual behaviors
Beckham's football antics lift spirits of Philippines typhoon survivors
David Beckham lifted the spirits of young Philippine typhoon survivors on Friday with a joke filled game of football on a pitch surrounded by somber reminders of the country s deadliest storm
UNHCR, IOM provide emergency shelter for Haiyan survivors
International agencies are sending equipment and tools to help set up emergency shelter and repair damaged homes in Yolanda affected areas
VIDEO: 'Stop counting the dead, save the living'
Yolanda survivor Lynn Rose Lozarte appeals for relief asking the government to stop counting the dead and instead to save the living
After Yolanda: The replacement daughter
Before Yolanda Joy Marabot had three daughters She lost her youngest but hopes the baby in her belly will replace the 2 year old she lost in the storm
VIDEO: 'Little sister, your big brothers are alive'
Rodolfo Abuyot has a message for his sister Aiza who does not know whether her mother and nine brothers and sisters survived the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda
Tanauan village head: 'Kaya pa namin ito'
In Tanauan Leyte one barangay chairperson is positive they will bounce back – even after losing her parents and their livelihood to Yolanda
Bongbong Marcos visits Tacloban
He said his mother former First Lady Imelda Marcos weeps every day for her hometown and is desperate to come herself
