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UPDATED 6:00 p.m. - The Health Department assured the public on Monday that the radiation leak from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan poses no immediate threat to the Philippines. DOH Usec Mario Villaverde debunked rumors that radiation from the nuclear plant that exploded in Japan after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake rocked that country on March 11, will affect the Philippines. 


MANILA - Iginiit ni Senador Loren Legarda na dapat kumilos ang mga kinauukulang ahensiya ng pamahalaan sa pangunguna ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) para tiyaking kakayanin ng mga gusali sa bansa ang malakas na lindol.

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A buildup of hydrogen gas causes another explosion, destroying the outer shell of a reactor at the quake-damaged Fukushima No. 1 plant. The blast comes after the pumping of seawater stalled, exposing the fuel rods to air and increasing the risk of 

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