First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos announced that the Philippine government and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based nonprofit Clean Rivers have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to clear and revive the vital Pasig River waterway. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (World Governments Summit 2025 via...
Police Col. Pergentino N. Malabed (Courtesy of PNP Directorate for Logistics) The Philippine National Police (PNP) grieved the tragic loss of a ranking police official who was among those on board an American Airlines flight that collided midair with a United States (US) Army helicopter near Reagan...
DAVAO CITY – The Regional Development Council in Central Mindanao and the Mindanao Development Authority are eyeing foreign donors to fund infrastructure projects to mitigate perennial flooding within the Mindanao River Basin area. RESIDENTS wade through a marshy field that used to be...
(Photos courtesy of Dot Property Awards 2024) The Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2024 honored the region’s finest in real estate on December 12, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, Thailand. Dot Property Group Director Adam Sutcliffe led the celebrations, which welcomed over 350 guests...
BANGUED, Abra – Thousands of residents living in the southern part of this province will benefit as the “life-changing” Salnec-Madalipay-Dugong Bridge in Bucay spanning the mighty Abra River recently opened to traffic. Built under two years starting in 2022, the 390-lineal meter bridge was...
TUMAUINI, Isabela – Three children drowned while swimming on the Cagayan River in Barangay Annafunan here on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 3. The victims were identified as Jhon Philip J. Pazzibugan, 8; Lawrence L. Bacani, 9, and Jerome Bacani, 10, residents of Barangay Annafunan and pupils...
ILOILO CITY – More than 500 paddlers competed in the official return of the Iloilo River Dragon Boat Festival (IRDBF) on Sunday, Nov. 24. DRAGON boat teams compete in the Iloilo River Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, Nov. 24. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) The race of teams from...
ILOILO CITY – The river park project here was one of the winners of the 2024 Asian Townscape Awards (ATA). The Iloilo Esplanade was cited as one of the leading models for urban landscape construction in Asia during an awarding ceremony in Fukuoka, Japan on Monday, Nov. 18. THE Iloilo...
photo: SMC At least eight million tons of silt and waste were removed from 136 kilometers of river systems in...
Plans may soon be underway to revive former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s Bicol River Basin Development Program (BRBDP) to help mitigate flooding in the Bicol region after President Marcos inspected Typhoon Kristine-hit areas there on Saturday, Oct. 26. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong...
Fishermen prepare for the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) by securing their boats along the Tullahan River in Navotas City on Oct. 23, 2024. (Santi San Juan/Manila Bulletin) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued flood...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration announced that the detailed engineering for the mega dam project in Capiz province is almost complete. AN aerial photo of the Panay River Basin in Capiz province. (DENR-6) NIA-6 Regional Director Engr. Jonel B. Borres said the detailed...
