Flooding not due to dolomite beach – MMDA

Dempsey Reyes 08/10/2022

MANILA, Philippines — It wasn’t the dolomite beach of Manila Bay that triggered the heavy flooding in some streets in Manila last week, but three drainage systems undergoing construction, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). A news…

LTFRB: School buses can resume operations if . . .

Dempsey Reyes 08/06/2022

MANILA, Philippines — After more than two years, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) allowed school transport services to resume operations this month along with the reopening of both private and public schools. In a…

Ang-See: I can’t just watch historical distortion

Dempsey Reyes 07/31/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The film “Maid in Malacañang,” which supposedly depicts the last 72 hours of Ferdinand Marcos and his family in the presidential palace before they fled the country in disgrace in 1986 could be a…

DSWD chief warns negligent fathers

Dempsey Reyes 07/06/2022

MANILA, Philippines — His tough talk has earned him controversy and popularity, and he may bring that with him in his new job as a member of the Cabinet. In a TV interview, Social Welfare Secretary Erwin…

Palace: No issue if Marcos makes Duterte his ‘drug czar’

Dempsey Reyes, Nestor Corrales 05/28/2022

There would be no legal hurdles to President Duterte’s appointment by his successor as leader of the campaign against illegal drugs which he started, Malacañang said on Friday. Mr. Duterte has not indicated that he was still…

Marcos urged to allow vetting of next CHR execs

Dempsey Reyes 05/14/2022

As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. makes his way to Malacañang, he will be met by controversies surrounding the country’s human rights situation, especially the killings during his predecessor’s brutal drug war, and a Commission on Human Rights (CHR)…

Fujiwhara effect seen from 2 tropical storms

Dempsey Reyes 04/10/2022

The weather bureau on Saturday said it was not discounting the possibility of a Fujiwhara effect, or a binary interaction between two cyclones close to one another, should the tropical storm “Malakas” enter the Philippine area of…

Fuel subsidy set for agrisector; P3 price hike seen

Dempsey Reyes, Julie M. Aurelio, Karl R. Ocampo 03/05/2022

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is preparing to distribute P500 million in fuel subsidy to farmers and fishers as part of measures to ease the impact of rising oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The DA…

No Valentine’s Day date? Hug a tree and win a prize!

Dempsey Reyes 02/13/2022

MANILA, Philippines— Any plans for this Valentine’s Day? The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may just have something for you. While climate activists across the globe are calling on governments to adopt systemic ways to address the…

PH told to drop plexiglass barriers

Dempsey Reyes 01/12/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Instead of face shields and plexiglass barriers, the Philippines should rely more on protective masks and proper ventilation, and even going outdoors, a leading American aerosol scientist said. Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez of the University…

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