The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Tuesday, May 30, lifted the contempt order against six policemen who were linked to the P6.7-billion worth of shabu seized during an anti-drug operations in Manila last year. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who made the motion, and was...
A scorching heat index of 50°C was experienced in Juban, Sorsogon on Saturday, May 27, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) disclosed. (Unsplash) Heat index pertains to the “apparent heat” that humans perceive. Heat indices between 42-51°C...
Casiguran, Aurora topped the list of places with the highest daily heat index observed on Tuesday, May 23, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). On Tuesday, the highest heat index, or temperature as perceived by the...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla dared rogue elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to show their "bayag" (balls) as a sign of their respect to the Constitution. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla at the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on the seized P6.7-billion shabu...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has cited in contempt seven (7) anti-drug operatives believed to be part of a grand “cover-up” in the P6.7-billion shabu that was seized in Manila on October, 2022. Those cited in contempt are Police Master Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr. and his...
Data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, May 22, showed that twenty-eight monitoring stations across the country recorded heat indices that were considered "dangerous." Aparri, Cagayan, and Infanta, Quezon had the highest daily...
Despite some rains, several locations still experienced intense heat, with heat index values reaching "dangerous" levels at 14 PAGASA monitoring stations (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) stations on Sunday, May 21. The heat index is the measurement of...
The state weather bureau said seven areas in the Philippines sizzled with a “dangerous” heat index on Saturday, May 20. (Unsplash) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the highest heat index on Saturday was observed in Aparri, Cagayan at...
Thirty-six locations across the country registered “dangerous” heat indices on Thursday, May 18, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Of those that recorded dangerous heat indices, Thursday's highest heat index was...
All three Metro Manila monitoring stations recorded a heat index of 42 degrees Celsius (°C) on Wednesday afternoon, May 17, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA recorded the 42°C heat index at its monitoring stations in Science...
The scorching heat continued to plague parts of the country on Tuesday, May 16, with heat index values reaching “dangerous” levels in 27 monitoring stations of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The heat index is the measurement of how hot...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded “dangerous” heat indices in 19 areas across the country on Monday, May 15. Based on PAGASA’s data, the highest computed heat index on Monday was 44 degrees Celsius (°C) recorded in Dipolog City...
