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Baguio: The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced that Baguio City and other areas within the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) are continuing to experience lower temperatures compared to other regions and provinces in the country. This climatic phenomenon is attributed primarily to the region’s high altitude, which is around 1,500 meters above sea level. According to Philippines News Agency, engineer Hilario Esperanza, chief meteorologist of the PAGASA-Baguio Synoptic Station, explained during the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas event that the elevation is a significant factor contributing to the cooler winds experienced in the region. “The higher the elevation,

Washington DC: The Philippine Embassy in Washington DC confirmed that the Filipina green card holder who was detained upon arrival in the US is still in the custody of law enforcers. According to Philippines News Agency, New York-based Newsweek identified the Filipino national as 64-year-old Lewelyn Dixon, who immigrated to the US from the Philippines five decades ago. The Filipina was reportedly detained by Customs Border Patrol on February 28 upon returning from the Philippines. Citing her lawyer, Benjamin Osorio, Newsweek said Dixon only had a single non-violent conviction from 2001 that triggered the issue. The Filipina, the lawyer said,

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded local aspirants Tuesday to start taking down their illegal campaign materials, three days before the start of their 45-day campaign period. “Come March 28, be it national or local candidates, we will already have jurisdiction to remove their campaign materials. Our advice: take them down now,” Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in an interview. According to Philippines News Agency, the poll body chief warned that non-compliance would have repercussions. “Otherwise, we will take them down immediately and, later on, we will just issue show cause after show cause to compel you to

Bacolod: Bishop Patricio Buzon of the Diocese of Bacolod said the detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, The Netherlands can be considered by his supporters as a spiritual opportunity. According to Philippines News Agency, Buzon emphasized in his homily during a Holy Mass at the San Sebastian Cathedral that Duterte’s detention is a special grace and a chance for him to return to God. Buzon highlighted that with Duterte turning 80 on March 28, he is living on ‘borrowed time’, suggesting that prison time can be more powerful than a spiritual

Manila: The Philippine Senate’s official Viber channel will serve as a ‘shield’ against misinformation as the Chamber seeks to strengthen public access to verified and timely legislative updates, Senate President Francis Escudero said Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, a post about the Senate’s Viber channel was made through the Senate’s official Facebook page, which also urged the public to follow the Chamber’s official social media accounts namely on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Tiktok. Escudero stated, “Misinformation is a plague, and in the age of instant communication, it spreads like wildfire. The Senate Viber Channel is a shield against that