Day: November 9, 2025

Pangasinan: A total of 156 families or 518 individuals have been evacuated from seven municipalities in Pangasinan as of Sunday morning due to Super Typhoon Uwan, which is threatening to unleash catastrophic winds and flooding as it barrels toward Luzon. In a phone interview, Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) assistant head Avenix Arenas said the evacuees are from high-risk areas in 13 barangays in Alaminos, Anda, Infanta, Bani, San Fabian, Rosales towns, and Dagupan City. According to Philippines News Agency, Arenas emphasized that local government units are being urged to carry out continuous preemptive evacuations, particularly

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved a ‘trigger-based’ rice tariff mechanism designed to automatically adjust import duties depending on global prices as part of the government’s effort to stabilize rice costs and protect farmers. According to Philippines News Agency, Executive Order (EO) No. 105, signed on Friday, maintains the existing 15 percent tariff on rice imports until December 31, 2025. Starting January 1, 2026, the rate will adjust automatically by 5 percentage points for every 5 percent movement in world rice prices, within a range of 15 percent to 35 percent. The new mechanism replaces the flat tariff

Manila: Super Typhoon Uwan, internationally known as Fung-wong, maintained its strength as it unleashed powerful winds and relentless rain over the Bicol Region late Sunday morning. According to Philippines News Agency, Uwan is anticipated to make landfall in central Aurora late Sunday or early Monday, possibly striking at peak intensity and bringing the eyewall over Calaguas and Polillo Islands. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that at 10 a.m., the eye of Uwan was located over the coastal waters of Pandan, Catanduanes, with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph), gusts reaching 230 kph,

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced plans to amend the public servant remuneration law to reduce the salaries of cabinet members, including her own, during the current extraordinary Diet session. This move is part of her broader effort to reform government spending and reduce the financial privileges of high-ranking officials. According to Philippines News Agency, the government is preparing to convene a meeting of relevant ministers as early as Tuesday to discuss the suspension of additional allowances currently granted to the prime minister and cabinet ministers, which are paid in addition to the standard salaries of lawmakers. This

Manila: Over 270,000 families have been evacuated as a precautionary measure amid the possible devastation caused by Super Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Sunday. In an online briefing, OCD deputy administrator for administration Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV reported that as of 11 a.m., an estimated 270,682 families or 916,863 individuals had been preemptively evacuated across 11 regions. According to Philippines News Agency, the preemptive evacuations were conducted in the National Capital Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Region 1 (Ilocos Region), Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), Region 3 (Central Luzon), Region 4A (Calabarzon), Region