Egay now a super typhoon – Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 07/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Egay has developed into the super typhoon category on Tuesday morning with four areas now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3, state meteorologists said. The super typhoon is located  310 kilometers east of…

Actress Awra Briguela may post bail ‘next week’ — police

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 07/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Actress Awra Briguela can post her bail “next week” at the earliest, Southern Police District (SPD) told INQUIRER.net on Friday. This, despite the fact that Awra — whose real name is McNeal Briguela —…

Pagasa: Wet, rainy Monday in many parts of PH due to ‘habagat’

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 06/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A rainy Monday is expected in Metro Manila and parts of Luzon and the Visayas due to southwest monsoon or “habagat”, the state weather bureau said. “Sa kasalukuyan, patuloy ang pag-iral ng southwest monsoon…

Pagasa: It’s rainy season

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 06/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau on Friday has announced the beginning of the rainy season in the country. Its onset was marked by the passage of Super Typhoon ‘Betty’ and the prevailing southwest monsoon or…

GSIS: P6B emergency loan budget for 2023 to assist members affected by calamity

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 05/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allotted P6 billion this year as an emergency loan budget to assist members and pensioners who may be affected by calamities. The state insurance company has disclosed…

Super Typhoon Mawar may whip up monsoon rain in Luzon, Visayas next week

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 05/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Mawar, heading toward the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), may bring about monsoon rain over parts of Luzon and Visayas next week, state meteorologists said Thursday. “Mawar is forecast to enhance the…

Abalos: Authorities also find improvised explosives at Teves’ brother property

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 03/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Monday said an improvised explosive device (IED) and its components were found inside the estate of the younger brother of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. The IED was…

Maps, sketch plan found during search inside conspirators’ residence in Degamo slay — Abalos

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 03/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Monday said the issued search warrant for the residences of two identified conspirators on the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo over the weekend yielded maps, sketch plans,…

PNP to 5 of Degamo’s police escorts: Explain absence the day gov was killed

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 03/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The five policemen who are part of the security detail of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo must explain their absence on the day he was killed, Philippine National Police chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said…

Former soldiers tagged as gunmen in Degamo slay ‘dishonorably discharged’ from service

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 03/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The alleged gunmen who killed Gov. Roel Degamo and eight others — later identified as former soldiers — were dishonorably discharged from service years ago, Philippine Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad told INQUIRER.net on Monday. Former…

Pagasa: Wet weekend in Visayas, Mindanao, parts of Luzon due to LPA, ‘amihan’

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 01/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The trough or extension  of a low -pressure area (LPA) and the shear line will trigger rainfall in the entire Visayas and Mindanao, as well as Palawan province on Saturday, according to the state…

DOH sees no need to shut borders amid COVID-19 surge in China

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 12/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — There is no need for the country to shut or tighten its border control protocols amid the surging number of COVID-19 cases in China, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge and Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on…

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