List of tropical cyclones in 2024

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Every year, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has been naming tropical cyclones that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It started around the 1960s when the state weather…

Police: List of names may provide leads to radio blocktimer’s killers

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police already have a list of names to look into, who may provide them with leads in the investigation of the July 22 killing of radio blocktimer, Reynante Cortes. The names surfaced after…

DOH names 6 ‘emerging COVID-19 hotspots’ in Visayas

Darryl John Esguerra 06/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring the situation in several provinces and cities in the Visayas due to rising coronavirus infections there. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, the following areas are…

Student names NASA’s first Mars helicopter

05/04/2020

An Alabama high school student named NASA’s first Mars helicopter that will be deployed to the red planet later this summer. Ingenuity, the name submitted by Vaneeza Rupani, was selected for the 4 pound (1.8 kilograms) solar-powered…

Beijing names islands in disputed South China Sea

04/22/2020

BEIJING — China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbors as the country asserts its territorial claims. A joint announcement…

Gamboa provides PNP regional units names of gambling operators

Catherine Gonzales - Inquirer.net 02/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — No less than Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa provided regional units of the police force names of illegal gambling operators tipped off by his sources. “I have given the regional directors…

Albayalde to Senate: Reveal names of ‘ninja cops’

Daphne Galvez 10/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Tuesday called for the public revelation of the so-called ninja cops identified by Baguio City Mayor and former PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Benjamin…

CCCI names candidates for 2019 BOT Elections

PR 01/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) thru its Commission on Elections (Comelec) recently named the official candidates who are qualified to run for this year’s Board of Trustees election. Four candidates…

SWS: Survey results vary depending on names provided by poll sponsor

Inquirer.net 10/13/2018

Survey results vary depending on the names and number of choices provided by the poll sponsor. This was the clarification of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) after Inquirer.net noted in a report Friday that a survey commissioned…

PDEA to release new names in narco list

Nestle L. Semilla 06/03/2018

THE release of another list of alleged narco-politicians is in the offing. “Merong darating na susunod na batches (of narco list). Ito ay involvement pa sa higher positions,” said Acting Secretary Eduardo Año of the Department of…

Clearing their names

Editorial 05/24/2018

Provincial Board (PB) Member Sun Shimura’s appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to give his stepfather, embattled Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot a chance to prove his innocence may fall on deaf ears given the President’s vicious public broadside…

Name names but pursue cases against candidates in narc list

Jessa Sotto, Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/06/2018

CEBU City officials back the proposal of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to name barangay election candidates who are involved in the drug trade. “Why not? So that the people will know. The people can judge anyway…

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