Another school in Quezon City suspended classes after receiving a bomb threat early Thursday morning, Jan. 26. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Cubao Station (PS 7) said that at around 4:30 a.m., teacher Marlon Trinidad, 27, saw on the Facebook page of Ponciano Bernardo High School a post by...
A bomb threat hit a school in Quezon City, forcing its teachers and students to evacuate their classrooms on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), Mrs. Christina Palma, assistant principal of San Francisco High School in Barangay Sto. Cristo received a...
Classes in an elementary school in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City were suspended following an alleged bomb threat that alarmed teachers and students on Monday morning, Jan. 23. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) deployed operatives to New Era Elementary School after the principal, Mrs. Chelma...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the 7.3-magnitude offshore earthquake near Davao Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at 2:06 p.m., 356 kilometers...
BACOLOD CITY - The local government here and Negros Occidental jointly imposed a total ban on all live domestic and wild birds, and their products, including eggs and manure from areas with reported cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or bird flu. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’...
TACLOBAN CITY – Employees of Ormoc city hall were asked to leave the building after a bomb threat was received on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7. Photo by LGU Ormoc / MANILA BULLETIN A staff from the mayor's office received a text message at 1:34 p.m., warning that a bomb placed in the city...
A criminal complaint was filed against six people including two senior high school students identified by the police for posting online bomb threats and intent to kill people that sent parents and children into panic in Taguig in November. Last Nov. 7, a Facebook account under the name Sofia Smith...
Since before Covid-19, infectious diseases experts have been raising the alarm on rising antimicrobial resistance CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA Before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, infectious diseases experts were already raising the alarm on the threat of antimicrobial resistance. In...
The Taguig police and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group have identified the persons who posted bomb threats and intent to kill students in Taguig last Nov. 7. In a press conference on Nov. 14, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano, Taguig police chief Col. Robert Baesa, and Lt. Col....
State seismologists said there is “no destructive tsunami threat” to the Philippines following a powerful quake in Fiji Islands. The earthquake with a magnitude measuring 6.7 occurred around 3:09 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12. It was located in the Fiji Islands Region with a depth of 587...
First Lady Marie Louise "Liza" Araneta Marcos celebrated her 63rd birthday Sunday, Aug. 21, and her eldest son, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos celebrated the occasion with a very sweet Instagram post. (Screenshot from Sandro Marcos's Instagram) "Happy happy birthday mom! We love you...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to provide all the appropriate assistance to both the private and public schools in preparation for the resumption of face-to-face classes start on Nov. 2. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr....