A low pressure area (LPA) embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains showers and thunderstorms over Mindanao, Visayas and Palawan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday. In its weather bulletin, PAGASA said the LPA was located at 200 km east of Davao City at 3 a.m. Benison Estareja of PAGASA said the chances of the LPA becoming a tropical depression are very low. Meantime, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will prevail in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon due to easterlies.
The Philippines on Saturday night received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer vaccine that would be used for pediatric inoculation, the National Task Force against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) said. The government-procured jabs bring to more than 242 million doses the number of vaccines the country received since its initial rollout arrived in February 2021. Even with the increasing number of children vaccinated, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje in an interview said the government would continue its campaign to encourage more parents and guardians to get their children inoculated. “Una nating in-orient iyong ating mga health care workers tapos tuluy-tuloy ang ating
The second black box has been recovered from the crash of China Eastern Airlines that killed all 132 people on board last week, authorities said on Sunday. The recorder was found 1.5 meters (5 feet) underground, according to emergency response headquarters for the accident. The Boeing 737-800 flight, with 123 passengers and nine crew members, was flying from the southeastern Kunming city to Guangzhou, a port city near Hong Kong, when it crashed in a mountainous area in southern China on Monday. The black box, which is estimated to record flight data such as the aircraft’s route, speed and altitude,
Around 80 tribal leaders of Palawan province have endorsed the bid of former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat for a seat in the Senate as part of the slate of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis Pangilinan. In a statement on Saturday, Baguilat, who is running on the platform of human rights and advancement of the interest of indigenous peoples, welcomed the endorsement that also came with the tribal leaders’ support for the candidacy of Robredo and Pangilinan for president and vice president, respectively, in the May elections. “They see VP Leni as their hope for the defense of
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Benjamin Abalos Sr. on Saturday urged his Mandalenyo constituents to give Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, Vice Presidential aspirant Sara Duterte, and the entire UniTeam senatorial slate an impressive victory in the coming elections. “Ang gusto ko lang ipakiusap sa inyo (My request from you), Benhur is the campaign manager ng UniTeam, pwede ba bigyan natin ng (Let us give) impressive victory ang Bongbong-Sara and team UniTeam?” Abalos asked before thousands of supporters who convened as early as 3 p.m. to witness the evening sortie in Addition Hills. Abalos Sr. is the city’s mayoral candidate.
The labor department has launched a mobile service to address the growing needs of migrant Filipino workers in Al Khobar and other areas in the eastern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Labor Attaché Hector Cruz, Jr. of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) – Al Khobar said the POLO-on-wheels will provide consular, welfare, and documentary needs of Filipino workers. Cruz said the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs also authorized the POLO to maintain a hotel-like shelter in the outskirt of the city to house distressed Filipino workers and those awaiting repatriation. The Department of Labor and Employment has
