PALO, Leyte – Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla on Monday called for punishment of those behind the alleged anomalies in flood control projects as part of honoring the sacrifices of World War II veterans. Speaking to officials and war veterans during the commemoration of the 81st Leyte Gulf...
At 12:11 a.m. on Aug. 17, 1976, a powerful earthquake triggered the Philippines’ deadliest tsunami, causing widespread devastation across Southern Mindanao. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the magnitude 8.1 earthquake, known as the strongest in the...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao (BFAR-11) announced on Monday the start of this year’s three-month closed fishing season at the Davao Gulf, from June 1 to August 31. In a press briefing, Elaine Vera Belvis, BFAR-11 Fisheries Management and Regulatory Enforcement...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has intensified efforts to attract Muslim travelers from the Gulf region by enhancing Halal-compliant services and strengthening diplomatic ties to establish the Philippines as a preferred Muslim-friendly destination. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Two minors drowned while swimming on the Lingayen Gulf in Barangay Pangapisan North here on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Police identified the victims as Jessel from Santa Rosa City, Laguna and Benjurr from La Paz, Tarlac. Investigation said the victims, with companions Justin and and...
DMW SEcretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reiterated its call for licensed manning agencies (LMAs) and shipowners to prioritize the safety and security of Filipino seafarers by rerouting their vessels away from high-risk areas, particularly the Red Sea...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings in Palo, Leyte on Oct. 20, 2024. (Courtesy of Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration / Facebook) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. led the commemoration of the 80 th...
Filipino seafarers will no longer be allowed to be deployed on passenger and cruise ships that would sail through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden which were earlier declared as high-risk areas and war-like zones amid missile attacks on passing ships in the past months. In an order it issued, the...
Local manning agencies are now required to implement the right to refuse sailing of the Filipino seafarers they would deploy after the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has issued an order that provided guidelines in support of the declaration of Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden as “high-risk...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced Easter good news following the safe return to Manila of 18 Filipino seafarers initially held in Iran. All Filipino crew of MV St. Nikolas, a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker that was seized by the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman, were...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will tap social media and other means of communications to protect the rights of Filipino seafarers to refuse sailing in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which it said, must be declared as war-like zone following the series of missile attacks of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is hoping to recover the remains of two Filipino seafarers in the soonest possible time after the ship that was attacked by the Houthi rebels at the Gulf of Aden was already recovered. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said the bulk carrier True Confidence is...
