MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A total of 1,191 families in various localities of La Union have evacuated due to the effects of tropical storm Maymay, low-pressure area (Luis), and the enhanced southwest monsoon as of 5 a.m. Thursday. Based on the situational report by the La Union Provincial Disaster...
Police are searching for an official of the Poro Point Management Corp., subsidiary of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, who went missing during a routine morning walk on Friday, July 31. Nicky A. Oller, 59, PPMC chairman, left his house in Barangay Poblacion, Tubao, La Union at 5:30...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Tropical storm Maymay (international name Kujira) and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) have affected 1,775 families and led to the suspension of classes in La Union and Pangasinan. The La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), in...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A total of 36 families in Pangasinan preemptively evacuated due to rising water levels in a river near their residences on Tuesday. In an interview on Tuesday, Vincent Chiu, operations chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), said 19...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Hundreds of residents were displaced while several areas in La Union were affected by flooding, power interruptions, and a landslide from heavy rains caused by tropical cyclone Luis and the southwest monsoon. The La Union Provincial Information Office said 27...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the European Union 's (EU) €15 million security assistance will deepen the country 's maritime capabilities by improving its awareness of activities at sea while supporting its goal of building a stronger and more self-reliant military. AFP...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Gov. Mario Eduardo C. Ortega thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for supporting La Union’s development programs and initiatives in his 2026 State-of-the-Province Address (SOPA) here on Tuesday. Ortega delved on the theme “La Union, Agkaysa” (La Union,...
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) reported a 113-percent surge in net income to ₱6.9 billion in the first half of 2026 from ₱3.3 billion in the same period last year, sustaining its strong performance, particularly in the credit card business, which took off in the second...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) have formally elevated their bilateral relations by signing a Joint Statement launching an Enhanced Partnership aimed at broadening cooperation on foreign policy, security, trade, climate action, digital connectivity, and other areas of mutual interest....
Police apprehended an alleged illegal wildlife trader during an entrapment operation Wednesday in Barangay Lingsat, San Fernando City, La Union. The La Union Maritime Police Station, with the Aringay and Luna Maritime Law Enforcement Teams, in coordination with PENRO La Union, nabbed the suspect...
International Finance Corp. (IFC) expects its investment in Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines’ (UnionBank) inaugural sustainability bond to broaden access to climate finance, expand lending to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as well as encourage more Philippine financial...
International Finance Corp. (IFC), the World Bank Group’s (WBG) investment arm, is investing $100 million in Union Bank of the Philippines’ (UnionBank) first sustainability bond to help the Aboitiz-led bank expand its green and social asset portfolio. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
