Category: General

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 (Western Visayas) is on high alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of an ‘eruptive unrest and an increase in the alert level’ due to the seismic activity of Mt. Kanlaon. ‘As instructed by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD is on high gear as our regional offices prepare for the worst, amid the volcanic unrest of Mt. Kanlaon,’ Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DMRG) Irene Dumlao said on Thursday. Dumlao said FO-Western Visayas currently has PHP147 million-worth of food and non-food

MANILA – At least four domestic flights were canceled due to bad weather as of 3 p.m. Thursday. The Manila International Airport Authority said these flights were CebGo DG 6881/6882 Manila-Surigao-Manila, and Cebu Pacific 5J 703/704 Manila-Dipolog-Manila. Earlier, the weather bureau said the southwest monsoon and the trough of tropical cyclone Bebinca will cause rains in several areas. Bebinca is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility but enhances the southwest monsoon, the weather bureau said. Source: Philippines News agency

MANILA – Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday expressed hope for a resolution to the current impasse between the House of Representatives and the Office of the Vice President (OVP), and suggested that both parties should set aside their differences. The House Appropriations Committee has twice deferred deliberations of the OVP’s budget proposal for next year after Vice President Sara Duterte refused to defend the budget, alleging political attacks by some lawmakers against her. “Budget deliberations are usually boring because of the numbers and while this whole thing is adding drama and color to it, I don’t think this

JOHOR BAHRU, The Sultan Ibrahim Johor Foundation (YSIJ) has donated 111 smart televisions to selected schools in the state. This was announced through a post on Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page, with several photos of the event shared on the social media platform. YSIJ Trustee Datuk Avinderjit Singh said the foundation, actively involved in community activities, was always attentive to the needs of all segments of society, including the education sector, to support teaching and learning requirements. “With the consent of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, YSIJ will donate an additional 100 smart televisions to schools across Johor,”

PARIT BUNTAR, Almost 52 years later, A. Perumal, 74, still grapples with a deep sense of loss for not having had the chance to see his father, S. Annamalai, one last time before the ferry attendant perished in the Sungai Kerian ferry disaster in 1972. Reflecting on the heart-wrenching event that claimed 27 lives, Perumal, the eldest of eight siblings, recounted how, on that fateful day, he was preparing to go to work as a gardener at Sekolah Menengah Methodist (ACS) here. ‘As I was heading out, a neighbor informed me that the ferry operated by my father had sunk