Day: August 9, 2025

Manila: Parts of the country will experience rain showers due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Bicol Region, and Quezon will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms. According to Philippines News Agency, moderate to heavy rains could result in flash floods or landslides, PAGASA warned. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate

Manila: The government of India has announced that Filipinos can now avail of a free 30-day e-tourist visa, which allows for double entry, effective from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026. According to Philippines News Agency, the Indian Embassy in Manila disclosed that the free visa can be applied for online through the official portal at https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html. The e-tourist visa, valid for 30 days from the date of arrival in India, requires applicants to file their visa request at least four days before their intended travel date and permits applications up to 30 days in advance. Applicants need to

Manila: House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez expressed his gratitude to the United States government for its additional allocation of PHP13.8 million (USD250,000) in emergency shelter assistance and hygiene kits for 3,000 Filipino families affected by severe flooding due to the southwest monsoon in July. This assistance is seen as a testament to the strong and enduring partnership between the Philippines and the United States. According to Philippines News Agency, the US Embassy in Manila announced on Friday the additional funding, which aims to provide emergency shelter materials and hygiene kits to approximately 15,000 individuals currently residing in evacuation

Manila: The fate of Vice President Sara Duterte will be determined by the Supreme Court (SC) since it is the ‘final arbiter’ of the law and will be the one to rule with finality on her impeachment case, Malaca±ang said on Friday. In an interview with reporters at PR001, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro stated that the SC has yet to decide on the motion for reconsideration seeking the reversal of its ruling that declared as unconstitutional the Articles of Impeachment against Duterte. According to Philippines News Agency, Castro emphasized that whatever the decision of the Supreme Court will be,

Cotabato city: Authorities arrested four individuals and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP5.4 million during separate entrapment operations here and in Marawi City, police reported. According to Philippines News Agency, in Cotabato City, a mother and her daughter were apprehended during an entrapment operation in Barangay Poblacion 5 at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday. Anti-narcotics agents confiscated PHP3.4 million worth of illegal drugs. The operation was led by agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Drug Enforcement Group – Regional Operations Unit in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEG-ROU-BARMM). A report to Brig. Gen.