The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) virtually turned over on Friday its Specific Earthquake Project Site Response Atlases to six sites — Pangasinan, Tarlac, Metro Iloilo-Guimaras, Cauayan City, Butuan City, and Mati City.
The atlases are compilations of maps depicting site response and …
Read MoreA Catholic church-led multi-sectoral movement aiming to educate and engage Negrense voters in dialogues ahead of the May 2022 elections was launched in a gathering held at the lobby of the Diocese of Bacolod Bishop’s House here Friday.
Called the GuBan or Gugma Banwa, the …
Read MoreA former New People’s Army (NPA) rebel and his son, who was once a child combatant, are rebuilding their lives with their family with assistance from the government, especially from troops of the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB), who facilitated their surrender a year …
Read MoreGovernor Gwendolyn Garcia has appealed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue a Provisional Authority to Operate (PAO) to a new power generator, Isla Norte Energy Corp. (INEC), in the northern island of Bantayan.
Garcia on Thursday sought ERC’s immediate intervention so INEC could …
Read MoreThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) announced Friday that a 100-year-old female centenarian from Zamboanga del Sur was awarded PHP100,000 and a letter of felicitation from the agency.
Lawyer Sittie Raifah Pamaloy-Hassan, acting DSWD-9 director, who led the awarding of …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has opened a temporary offsite passport services (TOPS) site at the SM Seaside in Cebu City in response to the public’s clamor for more appointment slots in the Visayas region.
In a statement Thursday night, the agency said this …
Read MoreA total of 153 out of the 211 notes verbales filed over Chinese actions in the South China Sea since the start of the Duterte administration have been filed in 2021 alone, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.
The agency made the disclosure …
Read MoreA deeper probe is underway to track the cohorts of a poll candidate who was arrested for alleged involvement in illegal drug activities in Midsayap, North Cotabato, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday.
In a statement, PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, said this …
Read MoreThe provincial government of La Union has so far received PHP6 million worth of in-kind donations being distributed to augment relief operations for the families affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Maring.
In an interview on Friday, La Union provincial information officer Adamor Dagang, said …
Read MoreThe city government has renewed its partnership with Clark and Subic Bay Freeport and Special Economic Zones as it moved to further accelerate trade and economic exchanges with the two areas.
City Mayor Ronnel Rivera signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday with the Clark …
Read MoreEuropean Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron led the distribution of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) equipment in Itogon, Benguet in a simple ceremony held at the municipal gymnasium beside the town hall on Friday.
In his message, Veron said, “communities should …
Read MoreA low pressure area (LPA) embedded along the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will bring rains over the regions of Caraga, Eastern and Central Visayas, the weather bureau said Friday.
“The ITCZ will cause cloudy skies to prevail over these areas, while the trough of the …
Read MoreThe city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar is preparing to host the 2021 Philippine Surfing Championship Tour (PSCT), a major competition for surfers in the country.
On Friday, the local government turned over 10 surfboards to the Surfriders Club of Eastern Samar (SCES) and …
Read MoreThe city of Candon and three towns in Ilocos Sur are back to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status for two weeks starting Friday (October 22) to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
In a public advisory in the official Facebook page of …
Read MoreAuthorities discovered luxury cars and motorcycles worth around PHP500 million in separate inspections of two showrooms in Quezon City and Pampanga on Thursday.
In a statement on Friday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said a team from the Manila International Container Port (MICP) and members …
Read MoreThe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking into the possibility of increasing Boracay Island’s carrying capacity so more people can visit this world-famous tourist destination.
Boracay’s carrying capacity at present is about 19,000 people daily but it’s time to study such matter …
Read MoreThe presidential candidate of the political party Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) on Friday expressed willingness to “give way” in case Davao City Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte decides to seek the highest government post.
In a virtual forum, PDDS presidential bet Grepor Belgica said …
Read MoreAt least 111 illegal “open pipe” motorcycle mufflers confiscated in Silay City, Negros Occidental were destroyed in a local government-led ceremony held at the city’s plaza covered court on Friday.
Lt. Col. Robert Petate, chief of Silay City Police Station, said the use of modified …
Read MoreThe Philippine Azkals’ under-23 team is looking to make it to the AFC U-23 Asian Cup through the qualifying stage next month in Singapore.
Making up the core of the national team are members of the Azkals Development Team (ADT), led by midfielder and team …
Read MoreA lawmaker on Friday pushed for the passage of a measure seeking to create a commission that will oversee the grant of welfare benefits and incentives to boxers, kickboxers, and all other athletes engaged in combat sports.
Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said the …
Read MoreA total of 326 minors in Marikina City got inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as some local government units in Metro Manila rolled out the second phase of vaccination for children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities on Friday.
“Una, maliit ang mga …
Read MoreThe second phase of vaccination of children with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 began Friday as some local government units in the National Capital Region roll out the campaign.
In a news release, the Department of Health said vaccinations are held in select hospitals as …
Read MoreSome 673,961 residents in Eastern Visayas have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Oct. 21, representing 20 percent of the population in the region, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office here reported on Friday.
The number forms part of …
Read MorePfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that a large-scale trial of their coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine booster showed it restored full protection against the disease.
In Phase 3 randomized, controlled trial, a Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose was administered to more than 10,000 individuals 16 years of …
Read MoreThe coronavirus reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) has dropped to 0.46 from 0.59 last week, the OCTA Research Group reported Friday.
Over Twitter, OCTA Research Group fellow Guido David said the seven-day average of new cases also went down to 1,044 from …
Read MoreThe United States, through the COVAX Facility, will deliver another two million doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine to the Philippines by next week, US Embassy in Manila Chargé d’Affaires Heather Variava said Thursday night.
“Yes, we will. In fact, we are really …
Read MoreFully vaccinated tourists can soon enter Boracay in Malay, Aklan without presenting a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test once the island population is fully inoculated.
Aklan Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, in a virtual press conference on Friday, said this move is meant to …
Read MoreA Palace adviser wants to make mandatory the vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among workers in labor-intensive and high-risk businesses.
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said in a statement Friday that he has written to Labor Secretary Silvestre …
Read MoreRussia is working to gradually increase the delivery of its Sputnik V coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine doses to the Philippines.
“First of all, I like to say that we are slowly and steadily increasing the amount of supplies of our vaccines and this is …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 4,748 new recoveries from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), with its total now at 2,637,531 or 96.1 percent of all known infections in the country.
In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH also reported 5,823 new cases, bringing …
Read MoreThe local governments of Manila and Quezon City (QC) took part in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination of minors with co-morbidities aged 12 to 17 on Friday.
In Manila, 23,354 Covid-19 jabs have been reserved for the pediatric inoculation, 22,854 of them Pfizer vaccines …
Read MoreThe number of coronavirus cases continues to drop across all major island groups in the country, an infectious disease expert said Friday.
In a Facebook post, infectious diseases expert Dr. Edsel Salvaña, who is also a member of the Department of Health (DOH) Technical Advisory …
Read MoreMore hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) have started the inoculation of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old, according to National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., on Friday.
From eight hospitals during Phase 1 (15 to 17 …
Read MoreThe Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the local government here Friday awarded coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) safety seals to three compliant establishments in the city.
The safety seal is a voluntary certification scheme affirming an establishment is compliant with the minimum …
Read MoreThe drug possession case against Julian Roberto Ongpin has been raffled to a La Union court while an arrest warrant has yet to be issued.
The case against the 29-year-old art gallery owner and billionaire’s son was raffled off Thursday to the San Fernando City, …
Read MoreThe city police office has revived its campaign to clear the streets here of illegally parked vehicles and terminals in line with local and national government regulations.
Lt. Col. Dominador Palgan Jr., head of the city traffic enforcement unit (TEU), said Friday they towed an …
Read MorePolice and military forces have been deployed in a village in Maguindanao where a shootout occurred between banana plantation security guards and a group of armed men Thursday afternoon.
“The 4 p.m. firefight left one security guard dead and two others injured,” Col. Jibin Bongcayao, …
Read MorePhilippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Friday appealed to parents in Metro Manila to prioritize the safety of their children who are minors and refrain from bringing them to leisure places.
“Parents could be held liable for their children’s disregard or disobedience …
Read MoreA total of 231 new police recruits took their oath as members of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) at the parade grounds here on Friday.
PRO-3 Director, Brig. Gen. Valeriano T. de Leon, administered the oath of office to the recruits following …
Read MoreEven with cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections on the decline, some parents remain half-hearted in sending their children back to school for face-to-face classes.
Not until the virus is eradicated or the entire population has been vaccinated, some parents said, adding that …
Read MoreJob opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan particularly in Taichung, the central district of the host island is encouraging, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) reported on Friday.
POLO Taichung Labor Attaché Bienvenido Cerbo, Jr., said the possibility of Filipino workers being employed …
Read MoreHigh domestic liquidity condition continues to drive the demand for Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) 28-day Bills, which posted a lower rate on Friday.
BSP offered the debt paper for PHP100 billion and tenders reached PHP156.810 billion. The auction committee made a full award.
The …
Read MoreThe Department of Energy (DOE) eyes to tap the proceeds from the excise tax on petroleum products as fuel subsidy amid rising pump prices.
In a press conference Friday, DOE Assistant Secretary Gerardo Erguiza Jr. said there is a provision in the Tax Reform for …
Read MoreThe “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program” (BP2) program has paved the way for a fresh start for many Filipinos looking for a reset, 60-year-old Lucrecia Andres said.
Andres, one of the latest BP2 beneficiaries, said she has faced immense challenges while selling vegetables amid pandemic-induced …
Read MoreThe Court of Tax Appeals (CA) en banc upheld the cancellation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s assessment for deficiency taxes against Clark Water Corporation supposedly due in 2007 amounting to PHP2.823 million.
In its 13-page decision dated October 12, the CTA denied the …
Read MoreThe aim of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) to achieve financial inclusion for Filipinos who cannot access vital services due to lack of valid proof of identity is within reach.
As of October 14, there are already 5,792,485 PhilSys registrants who applied for a Land …
Read MoreDepartment of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi vowed on Friday to look into the exorbitant prices of fuel in this southern port city.
Cusi’s statement came after Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar made an appeal through Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista, the Cabinet Officer for …
Read MoreThe opening of the upgraded PHP132.2-million airport in Camiguin province could signal better post-pandemic economic impact, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said during a live-streamed event Friday in the island province.
During the inauguration of the new airport, Tugade said even when it …
Read MoreThe Philippines’ main equities index ended the week on the red due to correction after days of rally but the peso kept its footing against the greenback.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) lost 0.30 percent, or 22.11 points, to 7,289.61 points.
All Shares followed …
Read MoreThe Chinese government turned over on Thursday 2,000 metric tons of rice donations to the Philippine government.
Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said this brings to 6,150 MT Beijing’s total rice donation to the country, which is seen to benefit nearly 500,000 Filipino households.
The envoy …
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