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Day: June 9, 2023

DOT bars tourists from visiting areas near Mayon

The Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) on Friday issued a Mayon advisory to tourists, foreign and domestic, visiting the province of Albay.”Mayon Volcano’s alert level status has been raised from alert level 2 to alert level 3 by the Philippine In…

Prelate thanks Vergeire for service as DOH caretaker

A Camillian priest thanked Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire for her service as the agency’s officer-in-charge (OIC) for almost a year.Fr. Dan Cancino, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Phili…

Calabarzon’s 5-year dev’t plan to focus on IT, electronics

The Calabarzon Regional Development Council (RDC) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday jointly launched the blueprint that will guide the five-province region’s development over the next five years.In ceremonies held …

BRP Andres Bonifacio joins sea phase of ‘Komodo’ drills closing

The Philippine Navy (PN)’s offshore patrol vessel, BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17), participated in the sea phase drills of this year’s “Komodo” naval exercises that had the Filipino warship being tasked to rescue a distressed person at the concluding ph…

ACDFM 2023 strives to strengthen ASEAN security, prosperity

The 20th ASEAN Chief of Defense Forces Meeting (ACDFM) Forum was held on Wednesday at the Candi Ballroom, Apurva Kempinski Hotel, Bali.Military chiefs of countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) participated.The ACDFM is hel…

LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3 to offer free rides on Independence Day

Three railway services in Metro Manila are offering free rides to passengers during selected hours on June 12 when the country celebrates its 125th Independence Day.The free rides at Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1 and 2 and Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) are …