Rescuers have found the fourth fatality of a truck that plunged into the Chico River in Bontoc, Mountain Province on Monday. The victim was identified as Carlo Ancheta of Tayug, Pangasinan. Ancheta’s body was found on the river two meters away from their submerged truck before noon Tuesday in...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Three construction workers were killed and two others are missing after their truck plunged into the Chico River in Barangay Tocucan here on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The Bontoc Operations Center said the truck transporting five workers was headed to a project site in...
The Rizal Provincial Government has suspended face-to-face classes at all levels in both public and private schools across the entire province from Oct. 14 to 17. Gov. Nina Ynares made the announcement on her social media page around 9 p.m. on Oct. 13, encouraging schools to implement modular...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has stepped up its nationwide campaign against smuggling and illicit trade following the seizure of P15.1 million worth of petroleum products and cigarettes from suspected smugglers in Batangas and Quezon provinces, Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio...
A passenger vessel ran aground off Real, Quezon during the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Nando” but all individuals onboard were rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 24. MV Virgen de Peñafrancia I, operated by Starhorse Shipping Lines, drifted into the shallow...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso proudly discussed the city government 's best practices to officials of Cabucgayan, Biliran Province, during a benchmarking activity at the City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 27. During the technical briefing, Domagoso shared Manila 's solid waste...
BAGUIO CITY – Aboitiz Power has donated 4,400 liters of fuel to local governments in Benguet and Mountain Province to support disaster response efforts following recent weather disturbances that caused widespread flooding, landslides, and power outages across Northern Luzon. The fuel assistance,...
Rizal Governor Nina Ynares declared a state of calamity in the entire province on Friday, July 25, due to the widespread impact of Typhoon Crising and the southwest monsoon (habagat). Ynares said the declaration followed the recommendation of the Rizal Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Rizal Governor Nina Ynares renewed her appeal to the national government to issue a moratorium against quarrying operations in the province that are said to be the primary reason for the severe flooding being experienced in Rizal in the past few days. During her visit to one of the evacuation...
The municipal governments of Cainta, San Mateo, and Rodriguez, Rizal, have declared a state of calamity in their respective towns due to severe flooding brought on by the enhanced "habagat" (southwest monsoon) and Typhoon Crising in the province. Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto said that he had tasked the...
Water concessionaire Manila Water announced that parts of Rizal Province and Pasig City will experience water service interruptions from July 10 to 11 due to ongoing maintenance works. According to its advisory, Barangay San Roque in Antipolo City will have no water from 10 p.m. on July 10 until 4...
BAGUIO CITY – Mountain Province Gov. Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr. has ordered the immediate enforcement of a new ordinance banning the manufacture, sale, and distribution of machine-made replicas of indigenous woven fabrics and garments within the province. “We have to protect our woven fabric, which...
