DAVAO CITY – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reminded the Davao Regional Athletics Association (DAVRAA) on Monday, April 1, to take the necessary precautions amid the extreme heat. VICE President Duterte (Photo via Ivy Tejano) Duterte issued the reminder as the 2024 DAVRAA...
ILOILO CITY – In-person classes here were cancelled for the third straight day on Wednesday, April 3, due to extreme heat. Mayor Jerry Treñas has issued Executive Order No. 047-B extending the cancellation of classes to colleges and universities as the heat index continued to register 40 degrees...
The Muntinlupa City government warned the public about heat stroke as local forecast indicated temperature may reach up to 36 degrees Celsius. According to the Heat Index Forecast by the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (DDRM) for April 3, the heat index may...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered the suspension of face-to-face (F2F) classes in all levels, both in public and private schools in the city, due to extreme heat on Wednesday, April 3. Rubiano issued Executive Order (EO) No. 42 on Tuesday, April 2, encouraging all public and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government will provide assistance to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the severe dry spell caused by the El Niño here. MAYOR John Dalipe convenes Task Force El Niño to discuss the city government’s preparations for El Niño. (Photo via Liza Jocson) A resolution...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is monitoring suspected cases of pertussis or whooping cough here. It has sent specimens of two suspected cases of pertussis to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City for confirmatory test. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the...
MABACALAT CITY, Pampanga – Mayor Crisostomo Garbo here reminded residents to take the necessary precautions against extreme heat. GARBO Garbo, the League of Cities of the Philippines' (LCP) Focal Person for Health, told the people to stay hydrated, protect their skin from excessive Sun exposure,...
CEBU CITY – A slight increase in fire incidents was recorded in this year’s observance of Fire Prevention Month here last March. According to the Cebu City Fire Station, a total of 39 fire incidents were recorded in this city last month. There were 33 fire incidents here in March last year....
BUTUAN CITY – Police caught a wanted New People’s Army (NPA) member in Purok 2, Barangay Libertad, this city, on Monday, April 1. GAM mugshot Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said the 35-year-old suspect, Gam, from Compostela,...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The city government has suspended classes on levels here and allowed alternative modes of instruction on Wednesday, April 3, due to extreme heat. Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. presided over a meeting on Tuesday, April 2, to set the parameters for suspension of classes. The...
Tourists arrivals in the pilgrimage capital of the country, Antipolo City, are expected to increase as the city is set to hold its much anticipated float parade on April 6, Saturday, as part of the celebration of the 26 th cityhood anniversary with this year’s theme, “Animezing Antipolo”. An...
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – Four persons were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a tricycle on the Manila North Road here on Easter Sunday. Police identified the victims as Joegie Moso Taguidin, 62, tricycle driver; and passengers Raymund Andres Lasalita, 32; Reynaldo Paet...
