Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is considering selling its stake in the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) as losses continue to mount, according to business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan. “We continue to lose money on LRT-1, and I think we’re considering selling...
Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong) has weakened into a severe tropical storm while remaining outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but strong winds continue to affect parts of Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Tuesday, Nov. 11, but 32 areas in Luzon remain under tropical cyclone wind signals, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of 5 a.m., the...
Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) has further intensified while moving west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Eastern Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, November 8. In its tropical...
Tropical cyclone “Uwan” (international name: Fung-wong) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday evening, Nov. 7, after intensifying into a typhoon over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said....
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday afternoon, Nov. 7 raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over 21 areas even before Severe Tropical Storm Fung-wong, now locally named “Uwan,” enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility...
Malacañang said the alleged humiliation of the Light Rail Transit-Line 1 (LRT-1) Baclaran station manager by acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez during an inspection has not yet been brough to President Marcos ' attention, but it will likely reach him. "Sa ngayon po, wala pa po...
After pummeling Northern Mindanao, the Visayas, and Palawan, Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) has moved over the West Philippine Sea as of Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 5, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. At 4 p.m., the eye of...
Nine areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 as Tropical Storm Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) intensified into a severe tropical storm on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 2, while moving across the Philippine Sea. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
The Police Regional Office-1 is on heightened alert for a peaceful “Undas” in the Ilocos region. Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes, PRO-1 regional director, said they are closely coordinating with local government units and other government agencies for the implementation of comprehensive...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it has maintained Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) over Taal Volcano even after a series of short-lived eruptions were recorded over the weekend. Four minor eruptions, which include three phreatomagmatic bursts and one phreatic...
Tropical Depression Salome continued to weaken on Thursday morning, Oct. 23, and may dissipate into a remnant low before leaving the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 11 a.m. bulletin,...