PAGASA warns of dangerous heat index in 38 areas
April 25, 2024
The northeast monsoon or “amihan” and a low-pressure area (LPA) will bring scattered light rains and slightly colder weather in several parts of the country this weekend. In its 4 a.m. weather forecast on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms to the Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, Caraga, and Davao regions, as well as the southern portion of Palawan, including the Kalayaan Islands. Cloudy skies with light rains will prevail in the Cagayan Valley and Cordillera regions, as well as Aurora and northern Quezon,
The village of Tenani in Paranas, Samar, known for its extreme riverboat ride, has been listed as one of the runners-up in the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Best Tourism Villages for 2021. The village of Bojo in Aloguisan, Cebu made it to the list of the 44 Best Tourism Villages in the world, the UNWTO announced on Friday night. “Home to the Ulot Torpedo Boat Adventure Ride and the Paranas Eco-Trail and Birding Site, Tenani will be included in the UNWTO’s Upgrade Program,” Department of Tourism 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said in a Facebook post.
The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Saturday four more New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered on Nov. 29 and 30. In a statement, Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of the Eastmincom, identified the surrenderers as Nester Tausan alias “Bong”, supply officer of Squad Primera; alias “Andoy” of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC); Wena Teklonay alias “Sirena”, supply officer of Platoon Basil of SMRC; Arnel Guabong Empit alias “Ronel”, a former courier of Guerrilla Front (GF) 53, SMRC; and alias “Uyo”, a member of GF Musa, Far South Mindanao Region. Almerol attributed the series of surrenders to the growing trust
Cebu, home to some of the region’s biggest medical facilities, has further expanded its health care industry with the opening of a new private hospital, also seen to create more jobs and increase the province’s hospital bed capacity. The Hospital at Maayo, located in the industrial city of Mandaue, was formally launched on December 2 as a full-fledged medical facility in support of the government’s pandemic response and answers the increasing demand for health care services here due to the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “Covid-19 did accelerate our entry into the health care industry,” William Christopher Liu Jr.,
Local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao welcomed December by holding various lighting events. The latest was the “Symphony of Lights” that kicked off on a rainy Friday night. Mayor Oscar Moreno said they proceeded with the launch of the nightly spectacle so people will have something “wonderful” to look forward to. He also reminded the public during his speech to remain vigilant in observing basic health standards against Covid-19 and shared his elation over the success of the three-day “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” national vaccination drive. “The DOH (Department of Health) gave us a target of 63,000, but we exceeded it
The government-run Benguet State University (BSU) is bent on implementing the order of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for eligible workers to get vaccinated or be required to regularly submit swab test results. “We will not force the employees to be vaccinated but we will require them to regularly submit a negative test result at their own expense,” BSU president, Dr. Felipe Comila, said in an interview on Friday. Comila said vaccinating BSU employees would be in the best interest of the academic institution as it gears
