Pepito: Live updates

11/15/2024

(UPDATED, NOV. 16, 8:17 p.m.) Pepito, which has an international name, Man-Yi, is the sixth storm in the Philippines in less than a month. It entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday, November 14, 2024. …

Repair of collapsed riprap in Mandaue City nears completion at 85%

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/14/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The repair of the collapsed 15-meter portion of the riprap in Barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City, is already 85 percent complete. Engr. Daffodil Jugan, the public information officer of the DPWH Sixth District Engineering…

Cebu City: Illegal drugs worth over P489M destroyed

Emmariel Ares 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than P489 million worth of illegal drugs that were seized within Central Visayas were destroyed on Thursday, November 14. The confiscated pieces of drug evidence were burned at the thermal facility of…

Signal No. 5 lifted in Cagayan as Ofel weakens

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 11/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The highest wind signal in Cagayan has been lifted by state meteorologists as Ofel weakens from a super typhoon into a typhoon. Ofel, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near…

Cebu City Vice Mayor Hontiveros addresses resignation calls

Pia Piquero 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Donaldo Hontiveros is prepared to step down as Cebu City vice mayor if legally required, following online calls for his resignation that surfaced on social media. On Wednesday, Hontiveros clarified his position, stating…

‘Man-yi’ may enter PAR as ‘Pepito’  Thursday night

11/14/2024

As super typhoon Ofel makes its way to northern Luzon, Tropical Storm ‘MAN-YI’ is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday night, Pagasa said. In its 11 a.m. bulletin on Thursday, Pagasa said…

MCWD: Cebu City’s freshwater faces growing saltwater contamination

Pia Piquero 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City faces a growing water problem as saltwater seeps into its freshwater sources due to excessive groundwater extraction. With communities already experiencing the effects and the risk of intrusion spreading, the Cebu…

‘Welcome back’: Trump, Biden shake hands in White House

Agence France Presse 11/14/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the White House on Wednesday, where outgoing President Joe Biden offered a show of civility to the bitter rival who denied him the same courtesy four…

Light haze blankets Cebu City, Pagasa confirms

Futch Anthony Inso 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Visayas has confirmed the presence of light haze in Cebu. Van Sabellano, a weather specialist at Pagasa-Visayas, said they had observed the light haze…

Ofel is now a super typhoon; Signal no. 5 raised in northeastern Cagayan

11/14/2024

Ofel has intensified into a super typhoon Thursday morning, November 14, 2024. Ofel now packs maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometer per hour (km/h) near the center, gustiness of up to 230 km/h, and central pressure of…

Bluesky, an alternative to X, adds 1M users since US elections

Associated Press 11/14/2024

LOS ANGELES — Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others…

Cebu City: P25,000 bonus for gov’t workers out soon as SB 3 okayed

Pia Piquero 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City government employees can look forward to a brighter holiday season as the Cebu City Council has approved Supplemental Budget No. 3 (SB3), which includes a P25,000 bonus for qualified personnel. The…

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