Antivenom supply: ‘Crucial regional hospitals’ must have them – Tulfo

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 05/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Adequate supply of antivenom is a need in “crucial regional hospitals’ of the country. This is according to Senator Raffy Tulfo, who noted that the Philippines is mostly composed of agricultural and rural areas.…

Rene Saguisag, former senator and human rights lawyer, is dead at 84

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Rene Saguisag, former senator and human rights lawyer, has died.  His passing was announced by the late senator’s son, Rebo Saguisag, in a statement that he posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday. “We…

Cavite helicopter crash: Navy forms team to probe why chopper went down

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A team to investigate the helicopter crash in Cavite that killed two of its pilots has been formed on Thursday by the Philippine Navy. This was according to Navy spokesperson, Cmdr. John Percie Alcos…

West Philippine Sea deal with China denied by Duterte

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte finally broke his silence over the deal he supposedly forged with China regarding the West Philippine Sea, and he denied making the deal. Duterte said nobody – not even the…

Filipino held hostage by Hamas finally arrives home

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 12/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-three-year-old Jimmy Pacheco, one of the two Filipinos previously held hostage by Palestinian group Hamas, has finally arrived in the Philippines. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and its attached agencies welcomed Pacheco on…

DFA says 5 Filipinos missing amid conflict in Israel

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 10/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed that five Filipinos have remained unaccounted for amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. However, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega told INQUIRER.net in a phone…

Pagasa: Falcon intensifies, may develop into typhoon by Sunday

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 07/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Falcon (international name: Khanun) has intensified while accelerating northwest over the Philippine Sea and may develop into a typhoon by Sunday, the state weather bureau said Saturday. In its Saturday afternoon bulletin,…

Pagasa may soon raise wind signals due to Tropical Depression Egay

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 07/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals may be raised as early as Saturday afternoon (July 22) in parts of the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas even as Tropical Depression Egay has maintained its strength and speed.…

Pagasa: Dodong strengthens into tropical storm before PAR exit

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 07/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Saturday said Tropical Depression Dodong has intensified into a tropical storm. Pagasa’s 11 a.m. weather bulletin indicated that Dodong was on his way out…

Pagasa lifts all wind signals as Tropical Depression Dodong crosses West PH Sea

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 07/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — All Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) have been lifted as Tropical Depression Dodong cut across the West Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said Saturday. In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical…

Padilla hits back at Drilon: ‘New Senate members are taking jobs seriously’

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/18/2023

Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla asserted that the new members of the Senate are doing their respective jobs with utmost civility and seriousness. In a statement issued Saturday, Padilla stressed that the “new Senate is not taking its…

Metro Manila to bask in 13-hour longest daytime on June 21

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Get ready for the longest day and shortest night of the year. June 21 marks the highly anticipated June Solstice, also known as the “summer solstice”in the Philippines. Mario Raymundo, chief of the state…

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