Resorts closing due to heat wave? Not true, says DOH

04/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Resorts in the country are not closing because of the heat wave, said the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 3, as it warned the public against such a claim being circulated through…

Pagasa issues El Niño Watch; urges public to prepare for warm, dry season

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 03/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has upgraded its monitoring of oceanic temperatures to an El Niño Watch, which means that there is a high likelihood that El Niño phenomenon would…

Warm, humid Saturday due to easterlies — Pagasa

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 07/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Warm and humid weather will persist across the archipelago on Saturday due to easterlies affecting the eastern part of the country, said the state weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…

A reflection on political colors

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 10/13/2021

For me, my earliest political memory was the Interim Batasan election of 1978, when the famous noise barrage took place. I was in the hospital, recovering from appendicitis, and I have two fleeting recollections: my father nervously…

Many affected by very warm weather

Benjie B. Talisic, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Nestle L. Semilla 11/01/2018

AT least four people fainted from extreme heat while visiting Cebu City cemeteries yesterday, November 1. “Nakuyapan sila tungod sa grabe ka init. Pero dali rasad sila natabang sa atong mga medical team naka stand by,” said…

North Korea adjusts time zone to match South’s as ties warm

AP 05/05/2018

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea readjusted its time zone to match South Korea’s on Saturday and described the change as an early step toward making the longtime rivals “become one” following a landmark summit. North Korean…

Warm devotion, wet roads greet Cebu’s sacred images

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/19/2018

TRASLACION Despite taking a longer route, the Traslacion motorcade that brought the images of Señor Sto. Niño and Our Lady of Guadalupe to Mandaue City on Friday arrived on time. The sacred icons reached the National Shrine…

Warm Sinulog welcome at airport for balikbayans

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/18/2018

A grueling 21-hour flight from California to Cebu didn’t dampen the spirits of elderly couple Emilio and Rita Legaspi who had to be seated in wheelchairs as they left the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) yesterday. They and…

Warm airport welcome for balikbayans

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/14/2018

A warm welcome awaits tourists, devotees and balikbayans at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) under the Balik Cebu program starting Jan. 18. On that date, about 500 Cebuanos are expected to arrive from the US to…

Warm smiles on cold frontier

AFP 01/09/2018

  North and South Korean officials exchanged warm greetings amid light flakes of snow on the world’s last Cold War frontier Tuesday, in contrast from previous frosty gatherings. The delegates shook hands and even cracked a joke…

The burning babe

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 12/23/2017

In 1595, while imprisoned in the Tower of London to await his execution, the Jesuit priest and poet Robert Southwell, a cousin of William Shakespeare, wrote a Christmas poem, entitled, “The Burning Babe.” Ben Jonson envied Southwell…

Warm breast and bright wings

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 06/03/2017

Always, when I yearn for religious poetry, I turn to Gerard Manley Hopkins. His words seem freshly minted, and the delight I get from reading his poems does not differ from that of a child who discovers…

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