CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 recovered illegal drugs valued at more than P14 million from June 21 to July 21 in the Ilocos region, PRO-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Dindo R. Reyes said. Reyes said they confiscated 978.59 grams of shabu and 799.31 grams of marijuana valued at...
Two cyclones are now inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), as the low-pressure area (LPA) near Northern Luzon developed into a tropical depression on Wednesday, July 23, and was named “Emong.” It joins “Dante,” which had already formed off Aurora on Tuesday, July 22. As of 11...
Tropical storm “Crising” (international name “Wipha”) was already over the coastal waters of Calayan, Cagayan as of late Friday evening, July 18, and is no longer expected to make landfall over Babuyan Islands, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
Tropical storm “Crising” (international name “Wipha”) maintained its strength as it passed close to Santa Ana, Cagayan on Friday evening, July 18, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 7 p.m., PAGASA said the center of Crising...
Tropical cyclone “Crising” (international name: “Wipha”) intensified from a tropical depression into a tropical storm at 2 a.m. on Friday, July 18, as it moved closer to Northern Luzon, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Thursday, July 17, that higher wind signals are expected over parts of Luzon as tropical depression “Crising” nears tropical storm strength. As of 10 p.m., Crising had maximum sustained winds of 55...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over nine areas in Luzon on Thursday, July 17, as tropical depression “Crising” maintained its strength while moving west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea. As...
Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) have started getting a 50-percent fare discount in all train lines in Metro Manila — LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3. This, after President Marcos launched the 50-percent fare discount for senior citizens and PWDs on Wednesday, July 16, at the MRT-3...
Tropical depression “Bising” exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday afternoon, July 4, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 4 p.m., the center of Bising was located 345 kilometers west-northwest of Calayan,...
DAGUPAN CITY – A 55-year-old man who had a health emergency was saved due to the swift response of the police in Sison, Pangasinan. Citing a report from the Sison police station, Police Regional Office-1 Director Police Brig. Gen. Dindo Reyes, in a press conference on Thursday, said the 911...
The Low-Pressure Area (LPA) located west of Cagayan has developed into a tropical depression and was named “Bising,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Friday, July 4. As of 3 a.m., the center of tropical depression Bising was...
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani Island in Davao Occidental on Saturday, June 28, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 2 bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the tectonic quake occurred at 7:07 a.m....
