Divorce, death penalty bills not a priority for Senate – Escudero

Charie Abarca 07/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will not prioritize the divorce and death penalty bills. Senate President Francis Escudero confirmed this after the upper chamber opened the third regular session of the 19th Congress on Monday ahead of President…

Carina to intensify into typhoon Monday night – Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza 07/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Carina is seen to strengthen into a typhoon by Monday night, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration’s (Pagasa) said. Based on the state weather agency’s 11 a.m. weather bulletin,…

600,000 people displaced by ‘habagat’, ‘Carina’ intensifies slightly

Faith Argosino - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ 07/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — More than 600,000 people has so far been affected by the southwest monsoon locally called “habagat,” according to the the national disaster office in a report. This as Tropical Storm “Carina” (international name: Gaemi)…

Kabataan party-list prepares ‘protest barong’ for PBBM’s 3rd Sona

Faith Argosino 07/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Although guests at President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (Sona) are prohibited from wearing outfits with political messages, Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel on Sunday said he would be wearing…

Signal no. 1 may be raised in Extreme Northern Luzon on Monday

Faith Argosino 07/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The state weather bureau is not ruling out the possibility of raising storm signal no. 1 over some areas in Extreme Northern Luzon within the day or on Monday (July 22) when President Ferdinand…

Angara gears up for challenges as new DepEd chief

Adrian Parungao 07/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines – Education  Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Saturday that he feels some healthy pressure over his new assignment as Department of Education (DepEd) chief. According to Angara, this pressure will motivate him to perform for…

Pagasa: Tropical Depression Butchoy exits PAR

Luisa Cabato 07/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Butchoy has now left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. Based on Pagasa’s 11 a.m. advisory, Butchoy was located 565 kilometers (km)…

Cebu Pacific, global airlines hit by Microsoft outage

Meg J. Adonis 07/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The global outage of technology giant Microsoft has affected the system of budget carrier Cebu Pacific, the airline confirmed in a statement on Friday. Cebu Pacific said it was experiencing “technical issues, reportedly related…

Lakas is a fake super typhoon: It doesn’t exist – Pagasa

Adrian Parungao - @inquirerdotnet 07/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Reports circulating online that a super typhoon named Lakas would hit the country has been belied by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). “It does not exist, said Pagasa on reports…

John Estrada ni konpirmar nga buwag na sila ni Priscilla Merielles

07/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Gi konpirma sa aktor nga si John Estrada nga siya ug ang iyahang asawa nga si Priscilla Merielles “mutually agreed” nga mag buwag usa. Gi deny sab sa aktor ang iyahang kalambigtian ni Lily Hallman.…

DOH reports rise in dengue cases, logs over 90k from Jan-June 29

Dianne Sampang 07/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) said dengue cases increased in the country as it recorded 90,119 from January to June 29. According to the DOH, the count was 19 percent higher than the 75,968…

Kid dies from jellyfish sting: Family plans to sue Subic resort

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 07/16/2024

A lawsuit may possibly be filed against a beach resort inside the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone.  This was after the family of the five-year old child, who died after the kid got stung late last…

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