Pagasa: Rain showers expected in most parts of PH on Friday

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Rain showers are expected in most parts of the country on Friday, January 28, 2022, due to easterlies and shear line, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. The state weather…

House OKs on 2nd reading bill regulating motorcycles-for-hire

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/26/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on second reading the bill allowing and regulating the use of motorcycles-for-hire as public transport vehicles. During Tuesday’s session, the lower chamber approved House Bill No. 10571 or the…

Woman who went viral for slamming ‘no vaccine, no ride’ policy says sorry

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/21/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The woman who went viral online for criticizing the government’s “no vaccine, no ride” rule was in tears early Friday, January 21, 2022, as she apologized for her outburst while maintaining her call for…

Pagasa: LPA may enter PAR by weekend

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/21/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) is monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) that may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) over the weekend. The state weather bureau said the…

COVID-19 numbers understated, underreported, DOH admits

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Despite logging high number of coronavirus cases, the actual COVID-19 numbers remain to be understated, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Dr. Alethea De Guzman, director of the Epidemiology Bureau of the DOH,…

Marcos camp ‘extends hand of unity’ after COC cancellation bid is thrown out

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said it is extending its “hand of unity even to the fiercest of adversary” as it called for clean and fair elections after the petition…

Comelec division junks petition to cancel Marcos COC for president

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied a petition seeking to cancel former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s certificate of candidacy (COC) for president, saying his failure to file his income…

Government was ‘not late‘ in its Typhoon Odette response, says Duterte

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The national government was not “late” in its response to the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his taped “Talk to the People” that aired late Monday night, blaming delays in…

DOH exec: ‘It looks like the Omicron wave is upon us’

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/03/2022

MANILA, Philippines — It seems that the “Omicron wave” is upon the Philippines as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and country’s treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said Monday, January 3, 2022. Vega said…

Puyat: Quarantine violator arrested after posting massage session on social media

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/03/2022

  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) has been receiving reports of alleged quarantine breaches even before the recent incident in Makati City—one of those arrested include a quarantine violator who took a massage and…

Pagasa: Cooler weather with rain showers in parts of PH on Monday

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/03/2022

atherMANILA, Philippines —  Cool and rainy weather due to the shear line and the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will prevail in parts of the country on Monday, January 3, 2022, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services…

‘Solid North’? Ilocano group files DQ case vs Bongbong Marcos

Neil Arwin Mercado 12/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A group of residents from the so-called “Solid North” filed Tuesday a disqualification case against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. In filing the petition before the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the group Pudno…

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