The owners of MT Princess Empress--the vessel that sank off Oriental Mindoro and triggered an oil spill--ought to be held accountable for the unmitigated environmental disaster. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) Thus, said Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who noted that...
The proposal to create the Negros Island Region (NIR) in the Visayas has moved one step closer to fruition. (Wikipedia) This, after the House of Representatives approved on second reading 15 individual bills calling for the creation of the NIR during plenary session Wednesday night, March 1. Passed...
ILOILO CITY – A massive power blackout hit Panay Island as well as the island-province of Guimaras on Monday, Feb. 20. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which transmits electricity from power generators to power distributors, automatically shut off its lines after detecting a...
The Philippine Navy (PN) said Friday, FEb. 17, that it has intercepted an oil tanker which was carrying 847,000 liters of undocumented fuel with an estimated value of P50.8 million off Corregidor Island. IMG-1bcd2e5b6f47dbe59de113064c951fe6-V Lt. Regeil Gatarin, spokesperson of the Naval Forces...
All “necessary measures” will be taken if the American film “Plane” is found to be harmful to the reputation of Filipinos as well as the country, said the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Thursday, Feb. 16. This was after Filipino Senators raised their...
MAP showing active faults in Panay Island. (DOST-Phivolcs) ILOILO CITY – Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) urged local governments to update their earthquake preparedness plans following the magnitude-six earthquake that rocked Masbate province on...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rocked Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province on Monday afternoon, Feb. 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake occurred at 3:57 p.m. and its epicenter was plotted 78 kilometers northeast of the...
State seismologists on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11, said an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 6.0 jolted waters off Davao Occidental. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the seismic event occurred at around 4:55 p.m. on Saturday. It was recorded...
ILOILO CITY – Col. Michael Samson has been named as the new commander of the Army 301st Infantry Brigade (IBde) based in Panay Island. SAMSON (301st IBde photo) Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, chief of the 3rd Infantry Division and the Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom), who presided over the...
The Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC) will not be given the clearance to operate the port it constructed in Sibuyan Island in Romblon, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 9. The reason, according to PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago, is that the mining...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the distribution of emergency shelter assistance to families affected by typhoon Odette in the ceremonial payout of assistance in the municipality of General Luna, Surigao Del Norte on February 8, 2023. (DSWD) Department of...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered a mining company to stop its exploration and construction activities in Romblon amid protest actions from local residents that already turned violent. At the same time, the DENR said it already ordered its local office in...
