PCG: China installs floating barrier southeast of Bajo de Masinloc

Faith Argosino 09/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) has installed a floating barrier southeast of Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Panatag Shoal or Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Sunday. The barrier, approximately 300…

LTO eyes adding requirements for license applicants, penalty for road rage

Faith Argosino 09/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Tuesday said that it is planning to profile driver’s license applicants and determine whether they own guns, as well as to propose specific penalties against road rage suspects…

Apparently, even cartoon characters can pass SIM registration, IT expert reveals

Faith Argosino 09/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines —  Aside from animals, even cartoon and anime characters could register subscriber identity module (SIM) cards without a sweat, Information Technology expert Mike Santos showed on Thursday. Santos, an invited resource person, demonstrated how scammers could…

DepEd slammed over memo to remove ‘Marcos’ from ‘Diktadurang Marcos’ term

Faith Argosino 09/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to remove former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.‘s surname from the term “Diktadurang Marcos” in Grade 6 textbooks is “an insult to countless victims of human rights abuses” during the…

Two LPAs in and outside PAR unlikely to develop into cyclones

Faith Argosino 09/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure areas (LPA) spotted inside and outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) are not expected to develop into tropical cyclones, the state weather bureau said on Sunday. According to the Philippine Atmospheric,…

DepEd bares new perks for public school teachers

Faith Argosino 09/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers will be granted 30-day rest period with no volunteer work  in between at the end of academic year 2023-2024, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Wednesday. Duterte said…

Cloud cluster that may develop into LPA spotted east of Mindanao

Faith Argosino 08/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A cloud cluster spotted within the country’s area of responsibility could develop into a low-pressure area (LPA), the state weather bureau said on Sunday afternoon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services…

PCG condemns China Coast Guard’s water cannon attack in WPS

Faith Argosino 08/06/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has condemned the Chinese Coast Guard’s (CCG) “illegal” and “dangerous” use of water cannon against its vessels escorting boats delivering supplies to Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel…

New LPA may enter PAR July 29 and develop into tropical depression – Pagasa

Faith Argosino 07/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines —Brace for more bad weather. Another storm is on the horizon, threatening the Philippines just as Typhoon Egay is exiting. The state weather bureau said Thursday that the new low-pressure area (LPA) it is monitoring…

Typhoon Egay makes landfall in Aparri, Cagayan, says Pagasa

Faith Argosino 07/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Egay (international name: Doksuri), which has weakened into a typhoon, made landfall over Fuga Island in Aparri, Cagayan, around 3:10 a.m. on Wednesday, the state weather bureau said. In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin,…

50 rescued after passenger vessel tilts off Romblon shoreline

Faith Argosino 07/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Fifty people were rescued from a roll-on-roll-off (ro-ro) vessel early Sunday morning after it tilted on its side near the Banton, Romblon shoreline, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). According to PCG, 50…

Ad agency apologizes to DOT; admits using stock footage in ‘Love the Philippines’ video 

Faith Argosino 07/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines —  DDB Philippines, the agency that prepared and published the “Love the Philippines” tourism promotion video, apologized on Sunday to the Department of Tourism (DOT) for including stock footage clips of other countries in its…

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