Category: General

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has released a total of PHP130 million to local government units in the Bicol Region that were heavily affected by the recent onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). According to the Presidential Communications Office, Marcos released PHP50 million to acting Albay Governor Glenda Ong-Bongao and PHP30 million to Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion from the Office of the President. Another PHP50 million was extended to Camarines Sur. Although Kristine exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, President Marcos said the distribution of assistance will continue and that systems are already

Manila: College of Saint Benilde defeated Emilio Aguinaldo College, 69-65, Sunday to keep the top spot in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Season 100 men’s basketball at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan. The 6-foot-6 Allen Liwag delivered 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists and one steal in leading the Blazers to their 11th win in 13 outings and at least a playoff for a semifinals berth. CSB will seek to formalize its spot in the Final Four against the University of Perpetual Help System-Dalta at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 30. ‘The coaches told me to adjust, when I’m

Tehran: Armed assailants ambushed two police patrol units and exchanged fire with them in southeastern Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province on Saturday, killing at least 10 police officers, state media reported. The incident occurred in Taftan earlier on Saturday when law enforcement responded to an emergency call to resolve a dispute and attacked when they were returning, the state news agency IRNA reported, citing the police information center. Two police patrol units were ambushed as they returned to the police station, the statement noted. Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has ordered an investigation after forming a committee to examine the

Batangas: The death toll in Batangas province following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) has reached 59, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Sunday. Sixteen remained missing and 18 were injured. The most affected are the cities of Lipa and Calaca, and the towns near Taal Lake like Lemery, Calatagan, Talisay, Laurel and Agoncillo. Of the fatalities, at least 14 were reportedly buried in a landslide in Barangay Sampaloc, Talisay. Governor Hermilando Mandanas advised the families of the deceased to immediately bury their loved ones in case Tropical Storm Leon lashes

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday said its Calabarzon Field Office (FO-4A) has started providing psychosocial services and financial aid to families of those who perished during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine in the region. DSWD-CALABARZON Regional Director Barry Chua said the region recorded 24 deaths and 23 missing at the height of the tropical cyclone across the region. On Saturday, Chua said social workers from their regional office have already provided counseling and psychosocial aid to the families of seven fatalities in Talisay, Batangas. ‘We are aware of the mental stress