Category: General

Manila: Spillway gates of San Roque and Magat dams will be opened on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Kristine continues to batter parts of the country with heavy rainfall. The National Power Corporation (Napocor) said San Roque’s reservoir elevation needs to be lowered in anticipation of heavy inflow due to Kristine. As of 8 a.m., the dam’s water level reached 275.98 m., still below its normal level of 280 m. Napocor said San Roque’s Gate 2A will be opened at 0.5 m., with an estimated discharge of 53 cubic meters per second (cms). Meanwhile, as of 9 a.m., Magat Dam’s water

MANILA: The funds that Sulu will get for 2025 are still included in the proposed budget earmarked for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Wednesday. ‘The Bangsamoro government is also working on their budget now. At napag-usapan po (And we discussed) during our IGRB (Intergovernmental Relations Body) meeting that the funding for 2025 for Sulu will still be part of their budget,’ she said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay. Pangandaman said the national and BARMM governments had agreed to continue providing a budget to Sulu until the Supreme Court (SC) makes a

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said it deployed Health Emergency Response Teams (HERTs) in evacuation centers in provinces affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine. In a public advisory, the DOH said the HERTs were positioned in Albay, Camarines Sur, Matnog Port and other areas severely damaged by Kristine. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said three DOH Philippine Emergency Medical Assistance Teams (PEMAT) are ready to respond should there be a need for additional emergency teams as Kristine hits the ground. “We (DOH) got verified for three international medical teams, level 1. This is a 30-man team complete with

MANILA: To assist its retired and unwell members, the Press Photographers of the Philippines (PPP) mounted its first arts and photography exhibit in Makati City. At the launch on Wednesday, PPP President Edwin Bacasmas said the program was aimed to raise funds for former colleagues who are now retired and needing medical intervention. ‘Fundraising ito para sa mga kasama namin na retired na saka yung mga nagkakasakit. Siyempre, tumatanda na yung mga photographers, mga member ng press photographers of the Philippines, so ito ay para sa kanila (This is a fundraising for our retired colleague and sick members. Of course

BACOLOD CITY – Police operatives arrested three siblings, who yielded PHP1.36 million in shabu, in a buy-bust at Purok Kabugwason, Barangay Mansilingan here Wednesday morning, a report from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) showed. ‘The BCPO remains committed to its intensified efforts in the campaign against illegal drugs and urges the public to continue supporting the authorities to address the problem,’ Col. Joeresty Coronica, police city director, said in a statement. Police identified the suspects with their aliases as ‘Eron,’ 35; ‘Irene,’ 34; and ‘Ilyn,’ 26. At past 3 a.m., an undercover policeman bought two sachets of shabu worth