The Philippines is getting a taste of how climate change is affecting the world as Filipinos brace for Super Typhoon “Pepito”, the sixth storm to hit the country in less than a month, baffling even scientists and experts from the United States-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
Some 200 personnel from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) stand to lose their jobs amid its now depleted allocation for the year 2025, Vice President Sara Duterte said. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB Photo) This came as senators approved the P733-million outlay of the OVP in just less than 10...
In less than 10 minutes, the Senate adopted the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, Nov. 13. No senator came forward to interpellate and raise questions pertaining to the P733-million budget proposed by the Senate finance committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe. OVP's...
Tropical Storm Man-Yi is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Nov. 14, 2024 and will be named Tropical Cyclone "Pepito", based on the forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense...
Around 153,000 individuals were affected due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Nika” in five regions in Luzon, including 17,000 people who fled their homes, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday, Nov. 12. Nika affected a total of 153,643...
The center of Typhoon Nika is estimated to be in the vicinity of Lagawe, Ifugao as of 2 p.m. of Nov. 11, 2024. (Courtesy of PAGASA) More than 8,000 people were pre-emptively evacuated in Luzon as Typhoon “Nika” unleashed strong rains and winds, officials disclosed on Monday, Nov. 11. The Office...
Typhoon “Marce” dealt a devastating blow to the country’s agriculture and infrastructure sectors with combined losses amounting to P41 million, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday, Nov. 11. A situational report from the NDRRMC showed that the...
DILG Sec. Juanito Victor (Jonvic) Remulla (center) leads a press conference on the possible impact of Severe Tropical Storm "Nika" held at the NDRRMC Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Nov. 10, 2024. (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense livestream / Zoom) Severe Tropical...
BRP Davao del Sur (File photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) Philippine Navy landing dock BRP Davao del Sur (LD 602) will sail to Batanes to deliver relief supplies for victims of recent calamities, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced Sunday, Nov. 10. “The naval vessel is currently...
Still reeling from the impact of recent typhoons, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) directed its regional office in Western Visayas (Region 6) to expedite preparations for worst-case scenario in case Kanlaon Volcano erupts while Tropical Depression (TD) “Nika” ravages the country. OCD...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, November 8, clarified that he never lent his protocol plates to anyone. Gatchalian issued the statement rejecting information linking him to the white Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle (SUV) which illegally passed through the EDSA bus lane. ...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has averted what could have been a serious printing problem of certificates of registration of motor vehicles similar to the challenge it faced on driver’s license. On Thursday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II heaved a sigh of relief after a...
