MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a memorandum on Wednesday approving specific adjustments to the hardware of automated counting machines (ACMs) for their deployment in the 2025 national and local elections. These customizations were…
MANILA, Philippines — Some municipalities across the country have suspended face-to-face classes due to anticipated hot weather. Classes are suspended in the following areas on Monday, April 1 as of 11 a.m.: Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental: Face-to-face classes…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) revealed on Monday that additional vaccine doses against vaccine-preventable diseases are expected to arrive in the country “in the soonest possible time. In a statement, the DOH said that…
MANILA, Philippines — Senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and pregnant women will have the voting precincts to themselves from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on election day in 2025, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday.…
MANILA, Philippines — An almost P18-billion contract was signed on Monday between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the South Korean firm Miru Systems Co. Ltd. (Miru Systems) for the lease of an automated election system to…
Get ready for some light rains on Monday as the northeast monsoon and easterlies keep affecting the country. Meteorologists from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 4 a.m. advisory that the…
MANILA, Philippines — Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has refuted the sexual abuse allegations made by former members of his religious sect. Quiboloy made his denial in a 36-minute video statement on Wednesday. The televangelist said he is only being accused…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) predicts scattered rain showers in much of the country on Monday because of the easterlies, which are warm winds from the Pacific Ocean. In a…
MANILA, Philippines — Some 44 people were injured and rushed to the hospital when part of a church’s second floor collapsed in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, around 7 a.m. on Ash Wednesday. The…
MANILA, Philippines — Hotel chains Hotel Sogo and Victoria Court trended among Filipinos in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day this year, with the former garnering over two million reach on social media, a social listening…
MANILA, Philippines — Some areas of the country are expected to have rain showers on Monday because of two weather systems, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa’s advisory at 4 a.m. stated…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines might have either one tropical cyclone or none this month, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa specialist Benison Estareja mentioned that historical patterns indicate a lower…
