PUNTA GORDA, United States -- Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. Local residents walk in the middle of rain and heavy wind at the St....
MONTREAL, Canada -- Parts of eastern Canada suffered "immense" devastation, officials said Sunday after powerful storm Fiona swept houses into the sea and caused major power outages, as the Caribbean and Florida braced for intensifying Tropical Storm Ian. This handout image provided by Kathy Ingram...
The sugar import mess has taken a turn for the worse for resigned officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) as lawmakers on Monday, Aug. 22, mulled the possibility of demanding for stiff penalties for those responsible for the foiled attempt to...
A House leader is batting to have separate importation orders for the beverage industry so as not to affect the price of sugar in the local market, which has swelled to over P100 per kilo. San Jose Del Monte City lone district Rep. Rida Robes San Jose del Monte City lone Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes...
San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes on Sunday, Aug. 14, promised that the House Committee on Good Governance and Public Accountability, which she chairs, will “seek the truth” about the sugar importation mess during a briefing scheduled tomorrow, Monday. Sugar (Pixabay) The lawmaker...
Though crustaceans like lobsters turn orange when cooked, it is rare for orange lobsters to exist in the wild. Most lobsters have a mottled brown exoskeleton. So when a live orange lobster arrived in a seafood chain restaurant in the USA, its staff immediately knew that what they had was unique. A...
Several House of Representatives members of the upcoming 19th Congress managed to rub elbows with President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the days prior to the latter's inauguration on June 30. Back, from left: Rep. Macnell Lusotan, Marino Party-list; Rep. Sandra Eriguel, 2nd district,...
San Jose Del Monte (SJDM) City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes and her husband, SJDM City Mayor Arthur Robes both attained landslide victories in the just-concluded May 9 elections. San Jose Del Monte (SJDM) City Rep. Florida Robes (left) and her husband, SJDM City Mayor Arthur Robes...
A show of force for the UniTeam duo of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte produced a 1,000-strong motorcade composed of tricycle operators and drivers in Bulacan last Tuesday, May 3. (Photo from San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes's...
Lone district Rep. Florida Robes of San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan Province has promised to deliver victory for UniTeam tandem in the 2022 national elections. Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte lead the UniTeam alliance. "They...
A ranking member of the House of Representatives believes that Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos has a "good heart" and is therefore worthy to lead the country. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes (MANILA...
A House leader is looking forward to seeing the positive effects of Republic Act (RA) No.11659 or the Public Service Act, which President Duterte signed last week. (Shivendu Shukla/ Unsplash) “Opening up some of our industries like telecommunications, railways, and airlines to full foreign...
