Pagasa: Fair weather expected in most of PH today

Zeus Legaspi 01/04/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Fair weather is expected across most of the country on Thursday, with possible light rainfall in some areas due to northeast monsoon and easterlies. Most of the country will experience generally fair weather on…

Pagasa sees typhoon-free New Year, no potential storms for start of 2024

Luisa Cabato 12/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) predicts a typhoon-free New Year’s Eve and the initial days of 2024, as no potential typhoon-forming low-pressure area is currently being monitored. State weather specialist Daniel…

Teach financial literacy in senior high, bill proposes

Julie Aurelio 12/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Lordan Suan suggests adding financial literacy education, covering savings, investing, insurance, and taxes, to the senior high school curriculum for better-informed financial decisions by the youth. Suan filed House…

Toyota commits P1.1 billion boost to PH’s PUV modernization

Nestor Corrales 12/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corp. pledges to invest an extra P1.1 billion for the Philippines’ Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program, as confirmed by Toyota Executive Vice President Yoichi Miyazaki during discussions with President…

PH leads Pornhub’s viewership for 4th time

Russel Loreto 12/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has topped Pornhub’s viewership for the fourth time, being the only country with more female viewers (58%) than male viewers (42%), according to the site’s “Year in Review 2023” article. The article…

PUV operators granted extension to ‘consolidate’

Frances G. Mangosing 12/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Public utility vehicle (PUV) operators who have yet to consolidate in the government’s PUV modernization program can continue operating on specific routes until January 31, 2024. However, during this time, the Land Transportation Franchising…

500,000 MT of imported rice to bolster stocks amid El Niño

Jordeene B. Lagare, Melvin Gascon 12/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — To address the impact of the El Niño phenomenon and boost local rice stocks during the dry spell, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that nearly 500,000 MT of imported rice will arrive in…

Lawmaker wants idle socialized houses reclaimed by gov’t

Julie Aurelio 12/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Pinuno Rep. Ivan Howard Guintu aims to empower the government to reclaim unoccupied socialized housing units through House Bill No. 9258. The bill suggests modifying Presidential Decree No. 757, which established the National Housing Authority…

DTI monitors ‘shrinkflation’ to avoid unfair profiteering

Jerome Aning 12/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — “Shrinkflation” is when manufacturers reduce the size of their products to maintain current prices. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Assistant Trade Secretary Amanda Marie Nograles of the Consumer Protection Group said that while…

‘Santa Claus hails from Finland, not from North Pole’

Tina Arceo-Dumlao 12/25/2023

Riitta Laakso, on a recent flight to Cebu, took part in a trivia game where a stewardess asked passengers where Santa Claus lives. Someone said “North Pole!” and won a prize. Later, Laakso told the stewardess that…

PH acquires Japan-built radar system to bolster WPS defense

Frances Mangosing 12/21/2023

SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION — The Philippines’ newest detection system for aerial and naval threats in the West Philippine Sea was officially handed over to the Philippine Air Force at a ceremony on Wednesday. Advanced Air and…

Transport groups ask SC to stop jeepney phaseout mandate

TIna Santos 12/21/2023

Transport and commuter rights groups filed a petition on Wednesday urging the Supreme Court to halt and invalidate government orders mandating the consolidation of franchises by December 31 for the phasing out of traditional jeepneys under the…

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