China reports 150 more coronavirus death; toll now at 2,592

02/24/2020

BEIJING, China – China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 2,592 on Monday, after the National Health Commission reported 150 more fatalities, all but one in the epicentre of Hubei province. Monday’s death toll was…

Pagasa: Kammuri now a typhoon, may enter PAR by weekend

Katrina Hallare 11/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri has intensified into a typhoon while closing in on the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said Thursday. The typhoon, however, slowed down while moving west-northwest, according…

‘Ramon’ now a tropical storm; 7 provinces under Signal No. 1

Katrina Hallare 11/13/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised over seven provinces as “Ramon” intensified into a tropical storm, the state weather bureau said Wednesday. In its 11 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric,…

Drug-free Philippines almost impossible now—Sotto

Darryl John Esguerra 10/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines—Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday the Philippines should aspire to become a “drug-resistant” nation because being a “drug-free” country is almost impossible now given the severity of the drug menace. Sotto said government has…

Cesafi College Basketball: Surging Cobras now 3-0

Mars G. Alison 09/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Southwestern University (SWU) Phinma Cobras took the solo lead in the college division of the 2019 Cesafi men’s basketball tournament. This after they streaked past University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors, 62-59,…

Pagasa: LPA now Tropical Depression ‘Jenny’

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 08/26/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) east of Virac, Catanduanes already intensified into a Tropical Depression by Monday afternoon, the state weather bureau said. In its latest weather advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services…

US now seeking social media details from all visa applicants

06/04/2019

WASHINGTON — The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. It’s a vast expansion of the Trump administration’s enhanced screening of…

Tawilis now on endangered species list

Inquirer.net 01/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, on the list of endangered species. Threats to the survival of tawilis (Sardinella tawilis) include “overexploitation,…

Inflation rate down, is it okay now?

Fernando Fajardo 12/06/2018

When interest rate goes up, expect investments, including the interest rate sensitive consumption expenditures, to fall. The government placed the country’s inflation rate last month at 6.0 percent. It is actually lower in Metro Manila at 5.8…

Gasoline now 45 centavos/liter cheaper than pre-TRAIN price

Inquirer.net 12/04/2018

With petroleum pump prices falling for the eighth week in a row, gasoline is now cheaper by 45 centavos a liter compared to the last week of 2017, or before the first-tranche increase in excise implemented under…

PNP chief: NPA’s Sparrow Unit is nonexistent for three years now

Inquirer.net 12/01/2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Saturday said there are no more activities coming from the Sparrow Unit of the New People’s Army (NPA) and claimed that the hit squad’s last monitored existence was…

N. Bacalso now open to traffic

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/25/2018

BOTH northbound and southbound lanes of N. Bacalso Ave. in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City were opened to traffic yesterday (November 25). Cebu City Transportation Office chief Francisco Ouano said as the subway construction is at its final…

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