More countries have conveyed their support and sympathy to the Philippines after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu last Tuesday night, Sept. 30. European Union (EU) Ambassador Massimo Santoro expressed that the EU stands in solidarity with the Philippines in the tragic quake, which has...
Morocco and the European Union have concluded negotiations on amendments to their agricultural agreement, confirming that preferential tariffs under the Association Agreement apply to products from the country’s Southern Provinces. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita announced Thursday, Oct. 2, that...
The Canadian Embassy in the Philippines and ambassadors of the European Union, United States, Australia, and Japan sent their sympathies to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu province on Tuesday, Sept. 30. “The Embassy of Canada extends its deepest sympathy to the residents...
President Marcos has assured farmers affected by recent typhoons in La Union that opportunities will be given to them to recover from their losses. "[M]araming oportunidad na ating ibinibigay sa ating mga kasama upang… Kaya naman e, tinamaan tayo ng bagyo, tinamaan tayo ng sakuna ay sana naman e,...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A 27-year-old man died of lightning strike at the height of super typhoon Nando 's (international name "Ragasa") onslaught in Northern Luzon on Monday that displaced about 340 families in the province. A report from the La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Sept. 19, said residents should brace for aftershocks following the magnitude 5.5 tectonic earthquake that struck off La Union at 3:52 a.m. In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said no structural damage is expected from...
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck La Union province early Friday morning, Sept. 19, and was felt across several parts of Luzon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported the tremor struck at 3:52 a.m., with its epicenter located 61 kilometers...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday, Sept. 16, slammed what he called “super substandard” and incomplete flood control projects in Bauang, La Union that were declared as completed in March this year. Dizon, joined by Baguio City Mayor and Independent...
Several members of the diplomatic community in the Philippines stood by Manila as it filed a diplomatic protest against China’s plan to build a national nature reserve in the heavily contested Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) in the West Philippine Sea. Ambassadors Franz-Michael Skjold...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) reported that the board of directors of its fintech arm UBx Philippines has appointed former Foodpanda Philippines head Daniel Marogy as chief executive officer (CEO) effective Sept. 1, 2025. “Marogy brings over 16 years of transformative leadership...
The provincial government of La Union (PGLU), together with various government agencies, private organizations, and civic groups, joined hands to provide immediate aid and response to families affected by typhoon ‘’Emong.’’ Gov. Mario Eduardo C. Ortega thanked donors for responding to the...
Two major teachers’ groups on Wednesday, August 13, criticized Senator Raffy Tulfo for his recent remarks against Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), urging him instead to direct his “gigil” toward addressing the government’s chronic underfunding of public schools. The Alliance of Concerned...
