LPA to enter PAR on Christmas morning

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 12/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) located off Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility on Friday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In a 4 a.m.…

BREAKING: Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes parts of Metro Manila, provinces on Christmas Day

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 12/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was recorded in several parts of Luzon on Friday morning, Christmas Day. In an initial bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the epicenter of the quake was…

‘Super happy’ Sandara Park finds Filipino beer, food in Seoul

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 12/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — 2NE1’s Sandara Park was elated after she discovered a restaurant in South Korea that served Filipino food and beer. “Sisig & kang kong & garlic rice & red horse! Ang dinner ko ngayon~ ang…

DepEd apologizes for teacher’s FB post body-shaming Angel Locsin

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education apologized in a statement issued on Friday for a Facebook post showing part of a physical education module that body-shamed actress Angel Locsin by calling her “an obese person.” The…

Duterte on Sinas mañanita: Kung may kasalanan siya, pardon na siya

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — If Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Debold Sinas will be found at fault for the mañanita controversy, he will be “pardoned,” President Rodrigo Duterte said in a speech on Saturday. “Hindi kasalanan ni…

Duterte invites US, Asean member-states to sustain partnerships with PH

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday appealed to the United States and to member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to maintain their strategic partnerships with the Philippines for “regional growth.” Duterte’s…

DepEd scraps ‘inappropriate’ bidding on Christmas ham, cheese

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) said it has canceled the call for bidding of more than P4 million funds allocated for procurement of Christmas ham and cheese for its holiday celebration. This comes after…

As Ulysses leaves trail of destruction, Duterte says Filipinos can rise up

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said Filipinos can rise up from the destruction brought by Typhoon Ulysses that also left 39 people dead and at least 20 missing in most Luzon areas. “Alam ko na kailangan…

Pagasa hydrologist expects Magat Dam to close some gates

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A hydrologist at the state weather bureau on Saturday said he expects Magat Dam  to close some gates as there is now more outflow than inflow. In a phone interview with INQUIRER.net, Richard Orendain,…

LOOK: Cargo ship hits seawall of mall in Pasay due to Ulysses

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A cargo vessel struck the seawall of a mall in Pasay on Thursday morning after as the waters off Manila Bay swelled due to the heavy rains and violent winds brought about by Typhoon…

5,903 drug war deaths as of September – PDEA

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/06/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Forty-seven more drug suspects were killed in anti-drug operations nationwide in August and September, raising the drug war death toll from the start of the Duterte administration up to September this year  to…

Galvez says COVID-19 vaccination may start by May 2021

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is eyeing to start the inoculation of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by May next year, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a television interview on Thursday. “Ang prediction po…

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