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WATCH: Raffy Tulfo fact-checks claims of ’18 body guards’ https://t.co/LrNAjeoOuY

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BALIK ESKWELA IN CAVITE

Students of Navarro Elementary School in General Trias City sing ‘Lupang Hinirang’ on their first day back to school on Monday, June 8. School principal Narciso  Taccad says he expects the number of enrollees to increase from 3,414 in the next two weeks due to late enrollees. Photos by Dennis Abrina/Rappler

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WATCH: Tulfo calls Cayetano bloc’s blue ribbon hearing ‘make-believe investigation’ https://t.co/34GtueACLh

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HAPPENING NOW: The Senate blue ribbon committee resumes its investigation into alleged corruption in multi-million-peso flood control projects on Monday, June 8, this time under the leadership of its new chairman, Senator Erwin Tulfo.

This comes a few days after the bloc led by Alan Peter Cayetano staged what it deemed as “blue ribbon committee” hearing. https://t.co/kbli4LGEaG

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WATCH: Counsel: Curlee Discaya on arm support due to injury, won’t seek hospital arrest https://t.co/jytqYvjhCv

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The probe led by Senator Erwin Tulfo comes a few days after the Cayetano bloc held what it deemed as a “blue ribbon committee” hearing on the same issue https://t.co/sfZucIg394

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WATCH LIVE: The Senate blue ribbon committee resumes its investigation into alleged corruption in multi-million-peso flood control projects on Monday, June 8, this time under the leadership of its new chairman, Senator Erwin Tulfo.

This comes a few days after the bloc led by Alan Peter Cayetano staged what it deemed a “blue ribbon committee” hearing. https://t.co/afGt3MOVXC

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WATCH: Curlee Discaya detention, from Senate to police custody https://t.co/txfvsHmVZq

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The Senate blue ribbon committee resumes its investigation into alleged corruption in multi-million-peso flood control projects on Monday, June 8, this time under the leadership of its new chairman, Senator Erwin Tulfo.

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Here’s how structural engineers assess if a building should be declared safe or unsafe for use after an earthquake – and what you can learn from them. https://t.co/wZmXyy6me9

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UPDATED. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province at 7:37 am on Monday, June 8, rocking many parts of Mindanao and triggering a tsunami warning.

Phivolcs initially put the earthquake’s magnitude at 7.0. Damage and aftershocks are expected. https://t.co/z7gR25OrT0

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The Philippines is vulnerable to tsunamis because of the offshore faults and trenches found in the country, according to Phivolcs.

If a tsunami does occur, how prepared are you? Here are some basic information on tsunamis. https://t.co/TsQPU9wgaG

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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province at 7:37 am on Monday, June 8, rocking many parts of Mindanao and triggering a tsunami warning.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said damage and aftershocks are expected. https://t.co/HrXkjZq7rg

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Phivolcs advises residents of at least nine provinces in Mindanao to evacuate immediately from coastal areas on Monday morning, June 8 https://t.co/oaIXX9a8ES

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The Senate handed over flood control contractor Curlee Discaya to police on Monday, June 8, days after a court issued a warrant of arrest against him.

The arrest warrant arose from a non-bailable malversation case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman.

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The turnover is due to a court-issued arrest warrant in connection with Curlee Discaya's non-bailable malversation case https://t.co/FhKN1k44Rn

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The opening block for the first term of the new three-term calendar will focus on orientation sessions, learner profiling, baseline assessments, and other administrative processes https://t.co/evZhO0SqKQ

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Alex Eala joins an esteemed club of players who have won the Birmingham Open as she survives Nikola Bartunkova in the final, marking her first victory over a Czech player on the WTA Tour https://t.co/zAD60DgLuC

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WATCH: Jinggoy’s ailments: From heart to shoulders and knees https://t.co/eArZcY9rHZ