CEBU CITY – Several local government units in Metro Cebu have suspended face-to-face classes due to extreme heat. Talisay City Mayor Samsam Gullas suspended classes on all levels in public schools until April 14. Private schools were given the discretion to suspend in-person classes. A WOMAN uses...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A father and son were wounded in a gun attack in Purok 3, Barangay San Ignacio, this city, on Tuesday night, April 2. Police identified the victims as Renan Cascabel, 60, and his son Joseph, 37. The victims were sitting outside their house when the suspect Lyndon...
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – An ex-policeman was arrested for illegal drugs during the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Bayaoas here on Wednesday morning, April 3. A STREET in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. An ex-policeman was arrested in the city for illegal drugs on April 3. ...
President Marcos has designated several parcels of land in Pasig City and Cavite as special economic zones. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding) Marcos issued two separate proclamations on April 1 for the establishment of economic zones in the cities of...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office seized suspected shabu valued at P6.4 million in buy-bust operations in the last two weeks of March. SUSPECTED shabu worth P1.53 million was seized during a buy-bust operation on Good Friday in Iloilo City. (PNP ICPO) Police Col. Joeresty Coronica,...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reminded the Davao Regional Athletics Association (DAVRAA) on Monday, April 1, to take the necessary precautions amid the extreme heat. VICE President Duterte (Photo via Ivy Tejano) Duterte issued the reminder as the 2024 DAVRAA...
ILOILO CITY – In-person classes here were cancelled for the third straight day on Wednesday, April 3, due to extreme heat. Mayor Jerry Treñas has issued Executive Order No. 047-B extending the cancellation of classes to colleges and universities as the heat index continued to register 40 degrees...
The Muntinlupa City government warned the public about heat stroke as local forecast indicated temperature may reach up to 36 degrees Celsius. According to the Heat Index Forecast by the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (DDRM) for April 3, the heat index may...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered the suspension of face-to-face (F2F) classes in all levels, both in public and private schools in the city, due to extreme heat on Wednesday, April 3. Rubiano issued Executive Order (EO) No. 42 on Tuesday, April 2, encouraging all public and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government will provide assistance to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the severe dry spell caused by the El Niño here. MAYOR John Dalipe convenes Task Force El Niño to discuss the city government’s preparations for El Niño. (Photo via Liza Jocson) A resolution...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is monitoring suspected cases of pertussis or whooping cough here. It has sent specimens of two suspected cases of pertussis to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City for confirmatory test. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the...
MABACALAT CITY, Pampanga – Mayor Crisostomo Garbo here reminded residents to take the necessary precautions against extreme heat. GARBO Garbo, the League of Cities of the Philippines' (LCP) Focal Person for Health, told the people to stay hydrated, protect their skin from excessive Sun exposure,...
