Windows26: Hunt on for Quiboloy: ‘No special treatment’

April 4, 2024

Hi, reader! In this newsletter, we bring you updates on Apollo Quiboloy's whereabouts, Taiwan quake, death of world's oldest man, and more.

Hunt on for Quiboloy: 'No special treatment'

NBI agents and the Davao City police failed to locate televangelist Apollo Quiboloy in at least three areas in Davao Region on Wednesday, as they tried to serve an arrest warrant issued against him on charges of maltreating and sexually abusing a young follower of his church 10 years ago.

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No Filipino casualties in Taiwan quake, says DMW

No Filipinos have so far been reported killed or injured after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday morning, according to the Department of Migrant Workers and Department of Foreign Affairs.

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DOH: Pertussis cases still up; 862 as of March 23

The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday that pertussis cases in the country continue to rise, deflating hopes the outbreak may have started to plateau.

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El Niño-induced wildfires break out in Mindanao, Visayas

Rising heat levels due to the El Niño weather phenomenon have been causing wildfires in various parts of Mindanao and the Visayas, with the latest on Wednesday threatening to engulf the airport in General Santos City.

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World's oldest man dies at 114

The world's oldest man died at the age of 114, said the Guinness World Records on Wednesday. Juan Vicente Pérez's death was confirmed by the governor of Táchira, Venezuela Freddy Bernal through Twitter on the morning of April 3 (Philippine time).

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EDITORIAL: Deadly war on drugs, again

What many thought that the war on drugs by then President Rodrigo Duterte that resulted in thousands of deaths had ended with the election of President Marcos has been proven wrong in the wake of its revival in Davao City.

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