CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – An armed robber was shot dead and his companion was wounded in Barangay Sumacab Este here on Sunday morning, Nov. 17. Police Col. Ferdinand D. Germino, Nueva Ecija police chief, said police received a call about an ongoing robbery in a house. Police caught the...
BAGUIO CITY – This city is under blue alert status starting 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, as super typhoon “Pepito” begins to cross Luzon. Mayor Benjamin Magalong will declare a red alert status at 4 p.m. when Pepito enters the landmass. Magalong said that risk analysis and monitoring,...
DAGUPAN CITY – Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia on Friday led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Edades and Bernal Cultural Center and Museum on a vacant lot on Judge Jose de Venecia Sr. Highway in Barangay Pantal here. PANGASINAN Rep. Christopher de Venecia and Mayor Belen Fernandez lead...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced that the city government is preparing a total of P5 million as assistance for provinces severely affected by recent tropical cyclones "Kristine" and "Nika." Magalong, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC), said the...
The Muntinlupa City government is preparing for a preemptive evacuation of residents in flood-prone barangays due to super typhoon "Pepito" ("Man-yi"). Metro Manila is now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (CWS) No. 2, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – At least 400,000 individuals have fled super typhoon “Pepito” in the province of Albay. FIVE-HUNDRED families from Barangay Maninila, Guinobatan, Albay have fled super typhoon ‘Pepito’ and are staying at the Guinobatan Community College. (Nino N. Luces) Engr. Dante...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has placed the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on alert for super typhoon “Pepito.” "The typhoon may hit us at night time, so we must be ready to respond to emergency calls with appropriate equipment such as spotlights and others,"...
The Muntinlupa City government welcomed the holiday season with a giant Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 15. The 45-foot Christmas tree, located at the Muntinlupa City hall quadrangle, is festooned with a three-foot star and has a 20-foot diameter base. The tree was built using...
BACOLOD CITY – A 57-year-old man died after the motorcycle he was driving rammed a multi-cab in Barangay 1, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 14. San Carlos City Police Station deputy chief Police Major Ryan Villasario identified the victim as Molito of Barangay 1, San Carlos...
BACOLOD CITY – A forest protection officer was gunned down by the New People’s Army a day before her 48th birth anniversary in Sitio Taytay 3, Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday night, Nov. 14. A 47-year-old woman was shot dead by the New People’s Army on the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 70-year-old man was killed and 15 families were left homeless by a fire in Barangay Tumaga here on Thursday night, Nov. 14. A FIRE hit Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City on Nov. 14. An elderly man was killed and 15 families were left homeless. Arson investigators said the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-9 has declared Nov. 15, 2024 to Feb. 15, 2025 as closed fishing season for sardines in the Zamboanga Peninsula. BFAR Regional Director Al Zhat Kunting leads the send-off ceremony in Zamboanga City for the 14th closed fishing season...
