Day: November 11, 2025

Manila: Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday dismissed rumors of an alleged coup against Senate President Vicente Sotto III, stating that such talks are common but rarely lead to actual moves. “Basta naman nag-break tapos may balikan, parating pag-uusapan. But having said that, usually kapag maingay yan, wala yan (Whenever there’s a break, people tend to talk about things when they reconcile. But usually, when it’s noisy, there’s nothing),” Cayetano told reporters in an ambush interview. According to Philippines News Agency, Cayetano mentioned that no attempt has been made to unseat the current Senate leadership, describing the discussions

Eastern visayas: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced on Tuesday the deployment of its S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to deliver essential relief goods to the communities in Eastern Visayas affected by Super Typhoon Uwan, also known internationally as Fung-wong. This operation aims to provide immediate relief to the residents who are in dire need of assistance. According to Philippines News Agency, the airlift operation successfully transported 430 pails of hygiene kits from the Headquarters, Tactical Operations Group 8 (TOG-8) located in Tacloban City to Bontoc, Southern Leyte, and Guiuan Airport in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The delivery focused on providing vital

Manila: Attendees of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally at Rizal Park in Manila starting on Sunday will receive a souvenir of the religious group’s three-day event aimed at promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance. According to Philippines News Agency, the INC News and Updates announced through social media that commemorative button pins will be distributed among all members present at the gatherings from November 16 to 18. These pins are part of the “Rally for Transparency and a Better Democracy,” and are provided by CEBSI (Christian Era Broadcasting Service International, Inc.), the broadcast arm of the INC. The post

Manila: Higher ancillary services (AS) rates raised transmission rates of power consumers for November, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday. AS rates, pass-through expenses for power supplied by power generators, rose by PHP0.0997 per kilowatt hour (kWh), or from PHP0.6546 to PHP0.7542. According to Philippines News Agency, NGCP head of regulatory management Julius Ryan Datingaling stated in a briefing that the transmission wheeling rate, or the fee for delivering power through the grid, also increased by PHP0.0034/kWh and is now at PHP0.5953/kWh from PHP1.5105/kWh. ‘The increase in rates generally is due to the ancillary

Legazpi: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol) has distributed over PHP44 million in humanitarian aid across the region, following the destruction wrought by Super Typhoon Uwan, internationally known as Fung-wong. According to Philippines News Agency, Norman Laurio, the DSWD-5 director, stated in an interview that alongside the 19,000 family food packs already stationed in the island province, an additional shipment of food packs has reached Catanduanes. “Earlier this morning, another 10,000 family food packs were delivered. They were loaded onto a Philippine Coast Guard vessel and unloaded in Virac, with two more trucks on the way.