Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines; worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

Associated Press 11/19/2024

Typhoon Man-yi (locally named Pepito) left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms,…

Palace to gov’t agencies: Nix grand Christmas parties

Philippine News Agency 11/19/2024

MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday advised government agencies and offices to avoid holding grand or lavish Christmas parties to show solidarity to those affected by the successive typhoons that ravaged parts of the country in less than a…

‘Mary Grace Piattos’: House lawmakers offer P1M reward for information

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 11/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have raised a P1-million reward for anyone who can tell the whereabouts of a certain Mary Grace Piattos, whose name appears in acknowledgment receipts made by Vice President…

No more spaghetti wires in Mandaue under new ‘single-pole’ rule

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/19/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Government has started implementing the city’s ordinance Single Pole Ordinance that aims to address public safety and enhance beautification program. The Visayan Electric Company (VECO) started clearing wires along Ouano…

Aftermath of 3 typhoons: P500M in damage, 600,000 displaced

The Inquirer Staff - @inquirerdotnet 11/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The three tropical cyclones that hit the country in rapid succession over the past week had damaged almost half a billion pesos worth of infrastructure and agriculture and displaced more than 600,000 people, said…

Master plan to improve water quality, sanitation: City supports it

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has expressed its support to the study that would improve the city’s water quality and sanitation. Earlier, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) through its general manager, Edgar Donoso,…

Mandaue City defends P16-million set aside for Christmas activities next year

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 11/18/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Officials of the Mandaue City Government defended its decision to earmark P16 million of the city’s funds for Christmas Activities for 2025. The city government on Monday, Nov. 18 explained that the P16…

Pepito: Filipinos clean up after 6th major storm hit PH in weeks

Agence France Presse 11/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos cleared fallen trees and repaired damaged houses on Monday after the sixth major storm to batter the Philippines in a month smashed flimsy buildings, knocked out power and claimed at least one life.…

Cebu City gives delinquent taxpayers 2 years to settle obligations

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government is giving delinquent taxpayers two years to settle their obligations and penalties. Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia on Monday, November 18 issued Executive Order (EO) No. 22 to…

Christmas gifts: Let’s just send them to typhoon victims – Marcos

Luisa Cabato - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ 11/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The public are encouraged to extend their compassion and support to the people affected by the recent typhoons that slammed the country especially with the Christmas season just around the corner. President Ferdinand “Bongbong”…

Cebu City shooting: Man kills neighbor over online game ‘scatter’

Paul Lauro 11/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An argument allegedly over winnings of an online game called ‘Scatter’ ended with one man dead while the other one in jail. This happened at past 1 a.m. today, November 18, in Sitio…

Russia launches 120 missiles, 90 drones at Ukraine’s infrastructure

Associated Press 11/18/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian strike on a nine-story building in the city of Sumy in northern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded dozens, an official said Sunday, as Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack…

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