BREAKING: Magnitude 7.1 quake rattles Mindanao seas; Intensity V felt in GenSan

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 01/22/2021

Update MANILA, Philippines — A 7.1 magnitude quake jolted a large part of Mindanao and was felt as far as Zamboanga City at 8:23 p.m. Thursday, sending people out of houses and buildings here, most of them…

LPA east of Luzon gone, but Pagasa spots new LPA east of Mindanao

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 12/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) east of Luzon has evaporated and joined the cloud bands from the northeast monsoon and the tail end of a frontal system, but state meteorologists are monitoring another LPA outside…

New snake species: Scientists say dwarf E. Visayas snake should have own genus

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 12/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A new snake species believed to be endemic in the Philippines has been discovered to be a part of a new genus, which means that it has distinctive features that differentiate it from other…

PH still cyclone-free in next 3-5 days, but amihan to affect Northern Luzon

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 11/16/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — No tropical cyclone is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility in the next three to five days, but state meteorologists said that the northeast monsoon or amihan would bring cloudy skies…

Tropical Storm Ulysses intensifies, on track to hit Bicol, S. Luzon, Metro Manila

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 11/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — As Tropical Storm Ulysses intensified on Monday afternoon, its latest predicted track showed a high possibility that it would hit the Bicol Region and Southern Luzon before directly moving to Metro Manila. According to…

PhilHealth should keep its promise to dialysis patients – Zarate

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 11/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) must stay true to its word and ensure that dialysis patients will receive treatment even if they are past the yearly limit of 90 sessions per year, Bayan…

We don’t want gov’t to fail, because it’s all of us who will suffer and die — Robredo

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 09/28/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Contrary to administration supporters’ mindset that opposition groups are out to undermine and destroy the government, Vice President Leni Robredo clarified that they do not want such a scenario because it would gravely…

NTC recalls frequencies assigned to now franchise-less ABS-CBN

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 09/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered the recall of television and radio frequencies given to network giant ABS-CBN, as its franchise issue remains unresolved. NTC said in a seven-page order signed by Commissioner…

Cultural workers, netizens slam MTRCB’s bid to regulate Netflix, other video sites

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 09/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The recent push by the Movie, Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to regulate online video streaming sites like Netflix have drawn condemnation from cultural workers and netizens who believe that it is a…

Google, Gmail crashes reported worldwide

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 08/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Various users of Google, its e-mailing application Gmail and other services connected to the tech giant reported crashes and bugs on Thursday (Philippine time). Several netizens on social media sites reported being unable to…

BREAKING: Another highest single-day surge for PH at 6,958 new COVID-19 cases

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 10, 2020, reported yet another highest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases at 6,958. Based on DOH’s latest COVID-19 bulletin, the country’s coronavirus caseload now stands…

GDP shrink could have been eased by public transport during quarantine — Robredo

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 08/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The shrink in the country’s economy could have been eased had the government allowed public transportation to operate safely during the quarantine period, said Vice President Leni Robredo. Robredo on Sunday, who insisted that…

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