(File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be on a heightened alert status next week in preparation for this year’s observance of Holy Week. PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said coast guard districts, stations, and sub-stations nationwide will be placed on heightened alert from...
An explosive eruption occurs at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano on April 8, 2025, producing a voluminous bent plume approximately 4,000 meters tall that is drifting southwest. Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) descended the slopes on the general southern edifice based on IP and thermal camera...
The Department of Energy (DOE) said the country is likely to experience “yellow alerts” during the summer season, even as it assured that there will be sufficient electricity supply to avoid any power shortages or issues. In a PTV interview on Wednesday, April 2, DOE Assistant Secretary Mario...
Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island emitted ash plumes reaching 1,500 meters above its summit on March 31, 2025, causing ashfall in nearby areas. (Phivolcs) Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island emitted ash plumes on Monday afternoon, March 31, reaching as high as 1,500 meters above its summit, said the...
Firefighters respond to the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Namayan, Mandaluyong City. A three-year-old boy reportedly died while four others were injured in a huge fire that hit a residential area on J.P. Rizal street in Barangay Namayan, Mandaluyong City on Monday morning,...
Supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte gather at Rizal Park in Davao City on Tuesday afternoon, March 11. (Keith Bacongco) Police forces across the country were placed under heightened security alert status in anticipation of widespread protest actions following the arrest and...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas will now be able respond to emergencies as quickly as possible with the help of technology. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Friday, Feb. 14, launched the Emergency Alert Button app that the public can use to seek immediate police...
Courtesy of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office A 64-year-old woman died in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila, on Saturday night. The victim, who was reportedly asleep when the fire started, was found dead inside her home in Barangay 182....
Over 300 families were displaced in a fire that gutted 30 houses at a residential area in Isla Puting Bato, Barangay 20, Tondo, Manila, on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire began at 2:01 a.m. from the second floor of one of the houses in Purok 5. Courtesy of the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, Jan. 21, that Kanlaon Volcano has emitted ash five times in the past 24 hours and remains under Alert Level 3 due to ongoing “magmatic unrest.” According to Phivolcs, the ash emissions, which lasted between eight...
Photo taken by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN A resident was injured, while 100 families were displaced in a fire that broke out at a residential area on Earnshaw Street in Sampaloc, Manila, early Thursday, Jan. 16. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the 30-year-old victim sustained...
Photo from Quiapo Church Facebook page In preparation for the annual Jesus Nazareno procession or “Traslacion” on Jan. 9, the Department of Health (DOH) has declared “code white alert” from Jan. 6 to 10. The alert ensures that all designated medical personnel, equipment, and...
