Category: General

BUTUAN CITY – Local government units in the Caraga Region under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 have activated emergency centers and suspended classes to ensure residents’ safety as Tropical Storm Kristine approaches. Since Monday, the provinces of Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, including Siargao and Bucas Grande Island, have been placed under TCWS No. 1. Surigao del Norte Governor Robert Lyndon Barbers issued an advisory Tuesday, urging mayors and school administrators to assess local conditions and suspend classes if necessary. Barbers also advised residents in coastal areas and those vulnerable to floods and landslides to take precautions

DAVAO CITY – The city government has called on Dabawenyos to strictly adhere to security protocols and traffic guidelines for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 1 and 2. Residents are reminded to follow traffic rules, use designated parking areas, and avoid prohibited routes based on the management plan issued by the City Transport and Traffic Management Office. In a statement Tuesday, the city government outlined restrictions for cemetery visitors on Nov. 1 and 2, including a ban on pointed objects, karaoke machines, loud music, jackets, bags, gambling, and alcoholic beverages. Firearms and drones

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 1 (Ilocos Region) has completed 61.8 percent of its 155 infrastructure projects for 2024 as of Oct. 15. NIA-1 manager, engineer Danilo Gomez, during the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum on Tuesday, said the agency was allocated PHP5.25 billion for these projects. These projects include new areas for irrigation with 113 hectares accomplished out of the target 216 hectares; restored irrigation areas at 777.94 hectares out of the target 936.44 hectares; lined canal at 33.9 km. out of the target 48.72 km.; 118 units of canal structures out of the target 168;

Manila: The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that six 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines in the Visayas and Luzon have gone out as of 2 p.m. Tuesday amid the onslaught of Tropical Storm Kristine. Five of the unavailable transmission lines are in the Visayas – the Paranas-Quinapondan 69kV Line, affecting the Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative’s (Esamelco) franchise areas; the Maasin-Baybay 69kV Line, affecting the Leyte IV Electric Cooperative (Leyeco IV); the Ormoc-San Isidro 69kV Line, affecting Leyeco III, Leyeco V, Biliran Electric Cooperative (Bileco), and the Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative (Dorelco); the Calbayog-Bliss 69kV Line, affecting

Manila: The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Tuesday inaugurated a 120-bed capacity hospital inside the New Bilibid Prison compound in Muntinlupa City. The BuCor said Phase 1 of the facility, worth PHP187.2 million, commenced in August 2019 and was completed in April 2023. Phase 2 of the project worth PHP140 million started in March 2020 and is ongoing. ‘This is a tangible proof that BuCor aims to ensure that quality healthcare remains a fundamental right for all regardless of their circumstance and ensures that patients receive comprehensive care without the need for frequent referrals to external medical centers,’ BuCor Director