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The Philippines made the tsunami announcement via a tweet by one of the president's two press secretaries.

Philippines lifts tsunami alert

By Fri, Mar 11, 2011 11:56PM UTC View Comments The Philippines made the tsunami announcement via a tweet by one of the president's two press secretaries.

The Philippines has lifted the tsunami alert the government issued following the devastating earthquake and tsunami  that earlier hit Japan and which continues to threaten scores of Pacific countries and islands. Secretary Ricky Carandang of the Presidential Communications Operations Office made the declaration on Twitter, saying “Tsunami alert lifted in our country.” Earlier, the government’s...

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