Category: General

Manila: People in areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 should take precautions against continuous rains brought by Tropical Storm Kristine that would likely result in floods and landslides, the weather bureau said Wednesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said TCWS No. 2 is hoisted over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and the northeastern

Manila: The National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday assured its preparedness to release rice to affected local government units (LGUs) amid the onslaught of Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). In a phone interview, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said he has activated all their warehouses to immediately respond to requests in affected areas. “Lahat ng NFA offices ngayon bukas (All of the NFA offices are now open). I have instructed everyone to be on alert, provide assistance, kahit hindi bigas, kahit sasakyan (not just rice, but also vehicle) or whatever, especially in Region V (Bicol Region). Dapat ang ating gobyerno

MANILA: The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) welcomed the dismissal of Metro Clark Waste Management Corp.’s (MCWMC) complaint against the BCDA and Clark Development Corp. (CDC) on the Kalangitan sanitary landfill. In a statement on Wednesday, the BCDA said the Regional Trial Court Branch 114 in Angeles City dismissed the complaint seeking to include an automatic renewal clause to the 25-year contract for services over the 100-hectare Kalangitan sanitary landfill in Capas, Tarlac between MCWMC and CDC. In a 30-page decision issued by Presiding Judge Rodrigo Del Rosario on Oct. 21, 2024, the court dismissed MCWMC’s complaint against CDC

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has assured members of the country’s largest business organization, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), of his administration’s support in advancing local businesses. In his speech at the 50th Philippine Business Conference anbd Expo (PBCE) in Pasay City Wednesday delivered by Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Fredrick Go, the Chief Executive said the administration has implemented programs and pushed for legislation that will facilitate the growth of businesses to support the expansion of the economy. ‘We have always stood by you, and you have supported the

DUMAGUETE CITY – Residents and emergency responders rescued four fishers in Barangay Maloh, Siaton town in Negros Oriental after their motorboats capsized due to stormy weather on Tuesday. Ronrev Kinilitan, head of the local disaster risk reduction and management office (LDRRMO) of Siaton, told the Philippine News Agency in an interview Wednesday that the fishers were in pairs in two pump boats when they put out to sea Tuesday evening in search for ‘dalupapa’ or giant squid. Kiniltan said huge waves and strong currents carried them to Barangay Maloh, where their motorboats capsized and were grounded in shallow water about