Phivolcs lifts tsunami warning after Catanduanes quake

John Eric Mendoza 04/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — State seismologists on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, canceled the tsunami warning in Catanduanes, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar as no significant sea level disturbances were observed after the magnitude 6.2 earthquake off Catanduanes town.…

Phivolcs raises tsunami warning after 6.6 quake off waters of Catanduanes

John Eric Mendoza 04/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — State seismologists on Tuesday raised a tsunami warning in Catanduanes, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit the waters off Catanduanes town. “Based on the tsunami wave models and early…

DOJ Sec. Remulla on Degamo killing: ‘Case closed’

John Eric Mendoza 04/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday deemed as  “case closed” the murder of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight others. “Tapos na po, nakita na natin, kumbaga sa pulis, case closed na…

Pagasa: Hot Monday in Luzon and Visayas, cloudy in Mindanao

John Eric Mendoza 04/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The trough or extension of a low pressure area (LPA) off General Santos City is forecast to bring overcast skies and rainfall to the entire Mindanao, but hot, humid weather will prevail in the…

March 23 is not a holiday despite start of Ramadan, says Palace

John Eric Mendoza 03/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the start of Ramadan, March 23, 2023 (Thursday), will not be a holiday, the Presidential Communications Office said Wednesday, March 22. PCO Secretary  Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil told reporters that only April 20 – or…

‘La Niña has ended,’ says Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza 03/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — La Niña, or the cooling phase of sea temperature, that led to intense storms in the country, has ended, state meteorologists declared. “La Niña (cold phase) condition has ended,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

Missing Cessna plane in Isabela found, says local government

John Eric Mendoza 03/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The missing Cessna plane has already been found somewhere in Isabela, the local government said on Thursday, March 9, 2023. “The missing Cessna has just been found. The condition of the passengers and pilot…

PCG: Possible debris of missing air ambulance spotted off Palawan

John Eric Mendoza 03/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday said suspected debris of a missing helicopter has been found in Palawan waters. The PCG Command Center said crew members of the BRP Malabrigo spotted the possible debris of…

1,321 land reform beneficiaries in Central Visayas given titles

John Eric Mendoza 02/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Over 1,300 land reform beneficiaries in Central Visayas have received land titles for their plots, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. DAR simultaneously distributed 1,290 land titles to…

Marcos admin gets ‘excellent’ rating in overall satisfaction survey of SWS

John Eric Mendoza 02/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. garnered an “excellent” grade in the latest overall satisfaction survey of the Social Weather Stations. In its annual survey review published on Tuesday, February 7, the SWS…

PH rescue team lands in earthquake-battered Turkey — OCD

John Eric Mendoza 02/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The 83-man Philippine rescue team has already arrived in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced. OCD Joint Information Center head Diego Agustin Mariano said the plane landed at 12:08…

3-day warehouse fire in Parañaque leaves P525-million damage

John Eric Mendoza 02/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A three-day warehouse fire in Parañaque — which started on Sunday and was put out on Tuesday — left around P525 million in damage, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Apart from the massive…

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