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Manila: Two weather systems are expected to bring rain to most parts of the Philippines on Tuesday, as reported by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). According to Philippines News Agency, the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is influencing the weather in Mindanao and Palawan, leading to scattered rains and thunderstorms in Palawan, the Zamboanga Peninsula, and Western Visayas. Similar weather conditions are anticipated in Batanes and Babuyan Islands due to the frontal system. PAGASA’s 4 a.m. bulletin also highlighted potential flash floods or landslides in these regions. The ITCZ will also result in isolated rain showers or

San Juan: Around PHP5.89 billion is needed for the full repair of San Juanico Bridge in the next two years, an official said Tuesday. Of the proposed funding requirement, PHP1.96 billion is for dry shotcrete application, PHP1.62 billion for foundation retrofitting, PHP1.09 billion for girder retrofitting, PHP437.55 million for box and truss, PHP345.57 million for replacement of bearing, PHP225.72 million for painting works, PHP164.08 million for catwalks, and PHP52.83 million for joint expansion. According to Philippines News Agency, this amount was endorsed by the Regional Development Council (RDC) as requested by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), according

Kuala Lumpur: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra have pledged to strengthen the Philippines and Thailand’s cooperation in strategic areas, including trade and investment, agriculture, and artificial intelligence (AI). The commitment was made when Marcos and Paetongtarn held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia. According to Philippines News Agency, the two leaders agreed to harness innovation and economic complementarity to drive inclusive and sustainable growth in the region. Marcos emphasized the importance of renewing and deepening the

Angeles City: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives seized shabu worth PHP1.054 billion in Angeles City, Pampanga on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez said the illegal drugs placed inside 155 transparent plastic bags weighing one kilogram each were seized during the implementation of a search warrant inside a house along Orchid Street, Timog Hills Subdivision, Barangay Pampang, Angeles City. According to Philippines News Agency, the house turned out to be abandoned, and the subject of the search warrant, a Chinese national, was nowhere in sight and remains at large. The Chinese national will be

Dasmari±as: Police Regional Office (PRO) 4A (Calabarzon) Director Brig. Gen Paul Kenneth Lucas has immediately ordered the Dasmari±as police to conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting that left four people, including a barangay chairman, dead on Monday. “We strongly condemn the heinous shooting incident. We immediately instructed our investigators to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the real motive behind this crime, and to provide justice to the deceased and injured victims,” Lucas said in a statement released on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the incident happened around 8 a.m. in front of Barangay Salitran III hall in