Forecast track and intensity of Tropical Storm “Kristine” (international name “Trami”) as of 11 a.m., Oct. 22, 2024 (Courtesy of PAGASA) Tropical cyclone wind Signal No. 2 was raised in Catanduanes, while more areas, including Metro Manila, are now under Signal No. 1 due to the approaching...
Ride-hailing app Grab Philippines has recently increased its fares. The reason? A growing number of people seeking rides combined with a shortage of drivers. In an interview on TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Wednesday, Sept. 11, Booey Bonifacio, Grab Philippines' director for public affairs, explained that...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga says there's a "high probability" that the panel would recommend the filing of charges against some "personalities" in connection with the onion price surge...
There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” Baguio City’s air temperature dropped to 12.2°C. Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) latest data, Baguio City’s air temperature was recorded at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thirteen houses were damaged by a storm surge in the eastern coastline of Barangay Bolong here on Wednesday, Jan. 25. ONE of 13 houses destroyed in a storm surge in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, Jan. 25. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) Barangay Bolong Chairman Ruben Corros said...
The price surge on onions is a big headache for Filipinos, but it's a solvable problem. (Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this assertion on Monday, Jan. 23 a few hours after the House Committee on Ways and Means held a inquiry on the state of agricultural smuggling in the...
It's the House of Representatives' turn to look into the controversial onion price surge on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Onions at a Quezon City mall (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark Enverga will hold a briefing on...
The setting of “surge” prices on fares should not be dependent on a single transport company or even on the supply and demand, according to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III. "What we would like to establish is what time can a company...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has committed to come up with the decision on the issue of surge fees and other fees being imposed by Grab Philippines to its customers before the end of this month. Following the hearing it conducted on Tuesday, Jan. 10, the LTFRB...
Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz has assured that the situation of Filipinos in China remain in good condition despite the spike in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. Patients with Covid-19 are pictured in beds at Tangshan Gongren Hospital in China’s northeastern city of Tangshan on...
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally called "amihan," Baguio City's air temperature on Saturday morning, Jan. 7, dropped to 14.6°C. Baguio City (COMMONS WIKIPEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
