Day: October 23, 2025

Manila: The Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday assured the public of its readiness to deliver aid to localities to be affected by the latest weather disturbance, Tropical Depression (TD) Salome. According to Philippines News Agency, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD’s DRMG stated that the department is prepared with close to two million boxes of family food packs (FFPs) prepositioned in its warehouses nationwide, ready to be tapped for timely relief operations. Dumlao emphasized that the DSWD, particularly through the DRMG, remains vigilant about the latest weather disturbances,

Manila: Fuel surcharge stays at Level 4 in November, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has announced. Under this level, fuel surcharge could range from PHP117 to PHP342 for domestic flights, and from PHP385.70 to PHP2,867.82 for international flights, depending on the distance. Fuel surcharge is the extra fee that airlines may collect in addition to the base fare to cover the costs incurred from the volatility of fuel. According to Philippines News Agency, in an advisory dated October 17 but posted late Tuesday, CAB Executive Director Carmelo Arcilla stated that airlines wishing to collect fuel surcharge must file their application

Manila: Amazon is planning a significant automation expansion that could eliminate the need to hire more than half a million workers in the US over the coming years, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Internal company documents and interviews reviewed by the newspaper reveal that Amazon’s robotics division aims to automate three-quarters of its operations. According to Philippines News Agency, the strategy could allow the US e-commerce giant to avoid hiring over 160,000 new workers until 2027 alone, with the efforts potentially saving USD12.6 billion between 2025 and 2027. Amazon projects that it will double product sales until 2033 without

Bago city: Seven villages have been identified as the location of the proposed 150-megawatt wind power project of Bago-Negros Energy Corp. in Bago City, Negros Occidental. The areas – Calumangan, Napoles, Taloc, Sampinit, Busay, Balingasag, and Lag-asan – have been outlined in the notice of public scoping set for October 28, released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Environment Management Bureau (EMB) in the Negros Island Region. According to Philippines News Agency, public scoping is an early stage in the environmental impact assessment process where the proponent aims to provide an overview of the proposed project, gather

Manila: Police arrested one of four suspects in last year’s murder of a Bulacan Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president and his driver during an operation in Navotas City on Wednesday. In a statement, the Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3) said the suspect, identified only as alias Lupin, 35, was arrested in Barangay Tangos South after more than two months of surveillance, a police report said. According to Philippines News Agency, the victims, ABC president Ramil Capistrano and driver Shedrick S. Toribio, were killed on Oct. 3, 2024, in Barangay Ligas, Malolos City. PRO-3 said the Tracker Team of the Provincial

Manila: Parts of Northern Luzon are still under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression Salome maintained its strength, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Wednesday. The cyclone packs maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph. According to Philippines News Agency, strong winds will prevail in areas under Signal No. 1: Batanes, the western portion of the Babuyan Islands (Calayan Island and Dalupiri Island), and the northwestern portion of Ilocos Norte (Bangui, Pagudpud, Burgos, Pasuquin, Bacarra, and Laoag City).