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The threat posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has become an additional burden to thousands of people in Batangas who fled their homes following the phreatomagmatic (magma and steam-driven) eruption of Taal Volcano.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) urged the public on Friday night, July 2, to be vigilant against a major eruption of Taal Volcano, which it said was “possible” in the coming days.

Coastal waters in 10 places in the country remained positive for toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Friday, July 2.

A police lieutenant assigned in Southern Leyte has died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), adding to the growing list of police personnel who succumbed to the respiratory ailment, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed Friday, July 2.

Consumer group Power for People Coalition (P4P) has welcomed the amendments being pushed by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the implementation of price mitigation measures in the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM).

Ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines has launched a new initiative in a bid to support the government’s mass vaccination efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Taking a ride around Siargao Island would soon become an attraction in itself once the 11.85-kilometer (km) road network there, which includes the scenic Catangnan-Cabitoonan Bridge, gets finished this November, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday, July 2, that it had seized a cache of firearms and 11 kilos of suspected marijuana worth P2,240,800 from a suspected crime syndicate leader during a search operation in Malolos, Bulacan.

Tourists and tourism operators near the Taal Volcano were advised to evacuate Friday, July 2, after state volcanologists raised the alert status for the restive volcano that spewed a kilometer-high plume of gas and steam.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to hire additional manpower to complement its workforce amid the glut of dredging activities around the country.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has welcomed the appointment of Col. Fatima Claire Navarro as the military’s first ever female surgeon general after leading the V. Luna Medical Center’s (VMLC) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response.

The effective management of pests on rice fields can’t be achieved via a single method, but rather a combination of several practices, an expert from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) said.

An anti-toxics watchdog told parents on Friday, July 2 to keep button or coin batteries out of children’s reach in order to avoid incidents of choking or poisoning.

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has defended the appointment of Major Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro as the incoming commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) amid strong opposition from a House lawmaker who implicated the general to the death of a Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet in 2019.

More than 1,300 individuals in Batangas were affected by the sudden phreatomagmatic (magmatic gases and steam) eruption of Taal volcano on Thursday afternoon, July 1.

Will the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ever reimpose the number coding scheme?

The seeming one-upsmanship between local government units (LGUs) in the country has done wonders to the government’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Filipino inventor Ismael Aviso unveiled a tantalizing “free energy” breakthrough over 10 years ago–the kind that would make oil company owners shake in their shoes should it be developed further. It went nowhere.