Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday, August 31 that at least P3.713-billion in public funds may have been wasted on projects along areas of Laguna Lake in Taguig City that are subject to government action over “illegal” reclamation. Lacson said this latest finding will be among...
SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — The last missing victim in the Aug. 27 drowning incident at Mapanuepe Lake in Barangay Buhawen, San Marcelino, Zambales was successfully retrieved Sunday morning, authorities said. She was reportedly pregnant. The retrieval was completed at about 11:20 a.m. on Aug. 30...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Sunday, August 30, that the body of the final passenger who went missing after a boat sank in Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, has been recovered. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the search and rescue (SAR) team found the body of...
TORONTO (AP) — Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage. Wearing a Team...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has again defended the Laguna Lakeshore project, highlighting the remarkable progress of the Laguna Lake within the jurisdiction of Taguig City in recent years and its vast untapped potential. Cayetano, in a recent Facebook livestream, also called for...
SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — The bodies of two children reported missing after the drowning incident at Mapanuepe Lake on August 27 were recovered Saturday morning as authorities intensified their search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operations. A report from the office of Col. Benjamin Ariola,...
Two children who went missing after a boat capsized off Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales while carrying members of the Aeta Indigenous Peoples (IP) community were found lifeless on Saturday morning, Aug. 29, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab...
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Even as rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, authorities warned that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding. Nepalese authorities said...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) divers on Friday, Aug. 28, continued their underwater search for three passengers who remain missing after a motor banca carrying 13 people capsized off Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said technical divers were sent...
The Land Registration Authority (LRA) is investigating the origins and ownership history of several land titles covering around 38.83 hectares of illegally reclaimed areas on the Taguig City side of Laguna Lake, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson said the LRA began reviewing the titles...
SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — Search, rescue and retrieval operations for the victims of the drowning incident at Mapanuepe Lake in Barangay Buhawen here remained suspended Friday, August 28, due to inclement weather conditions in the area. Three passengers remain missing after the motorized banca...
BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong, along with the City Environment and Parks Management Office, inspected Burnham Lake this morning, August 18, as it nears its reopening on September 1, coinciding with the Baguio Day celebration. Magalong closely examined the entire environment of the new...
