Typhoon Carina death toll: 34 perished in Luzon says PNP

John Eric Mendoza 07/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Carina death toll climbed to 34 on Friday due to heavy rains brought by the typhoon and a southwest monsoon (habagat) that it enhanced. This was according to the Philippine National Police (PNP)…

Pagasa: As Carina exits PAR, new LPA spotted in south Mindanao

Dianne Sampang - @inquirerdotnet 07/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A new low pressure area has been spotted in southern Mindanao on Thursday afternoon (July 25), according to the state weather bureau. This is shortly after Typhoon Carina exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility…

Foreign Pogo workers given 2 months to leave PH

07/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Pogo workers have been given 60 days by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to leave the country, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco in a statement on Tuesday said…

Typhoon Carina: Metro Manila under state of calamity

John Eric Mendoza, Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 07/25/2024

FOR EMERGENCIES: List of government hotlines A resolution declaring the capital region under a state of calamity has been approved by the Metro Manila Council (MMC). This is due to the onslaught of Typhoon Carina and the southwest…

Forced evacuation on as 3rd alarm up in Marikina River

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 07/24/2024

Forced evacuation is set to be carried out as the local government raises the third alarm in Marikina River, a Marikina city government office said on Wednesday morning. READ MORE: LIVE UPDATES: Tropical cyclones Butchoy, Carina Butchoy,…

Signal No. 2 up in Batanes as typhoon Carina intensifies

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 07/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 was raised over Batanes as Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) further intensified as it headed towards Taiwan. This is according to the state weather bureau this early…

Butchoy, Carina leaves 8 dead, 1 missing – NDRMMC

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 07/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical cyclones Butchoy and Carina have reportedly left eight persons dead, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday. Seven deaths were already validated while one of those reported…

Angara: Teachers to receive P5,000 chalk allowance on July 29

Luisa Cabato 07/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The P5,000 “chalk allowance” for teachers will be released on the opening of classes on Monday, July 29, newly installed Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Tuesday. “‘Yung chalk allowance will be released very…

Sara Duterte: PNP pulls out 75 cops assigned for my security

Zacarian Sarao 07/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday confirmed that the Philippine National Police (PNP) pulled out all 75 members of her security group. “I confirm that on 22 July 2024, an Order was issued by…

Typhoon Carina slightly intensifies, Signal No. 2 up in Batanes

Dianne Sampang 07/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 was raised over parts of Batanes as Typhoon Carina (International name: Gaemi) slightly intensified, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Tuesday. In its…

Marcos: West Philippine Sea not an imagination, ‘it is ours’

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 07/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines’ ownership of the West Philippine Sea is not an imagination but a reality that will stay forever, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said during his third State of the Nation Address (Sona). Marcos’ remarks…

Angara: No changes in ‘Matatag’ curriculum

Dianne Sampang 07/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Monday that he has no plans to change the “Matatag” curriculum to achieve stability in the schools’ lesson plans. “Gusto talaga natin na may curriculum stability…

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