The provincial government of Bulacan suspends classes in all levels, both public and private on Monday, July 21, as continuous heavy rains from the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) triggered flooding in low-lying areas. There will be no face-to-face classes in Balagtas, Bocaue, Malolos,...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval urged the Malabueños to take waste segregation seriously, warning that improper garbage disposal continues to contribute to the city’s chronic drainage problems. “Ang kalinisan ay hindi lang responsibilidad ng pamahalaan kundi ng bawat isa sa atin, ng bawat...
A 7-year-old girl allegedly died of suffocation after being trapped inside the bathroom of their house when a fire broke out in a residential area in Golden Acres, Barangay Talon Uno, Las Piñas City, on Sunday afternoon, July 20. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to the...
Not even the heavy rains and strong winds brought by severe tropical storm (STS) Crising stopped a man from breaking into homes and stealing valuables in Barangay Pideda, Pasig City on Saturday morning, July 19. The Pasig City Police Station identified the suspect as “John,” 21, who remains at...
By SENATOR PANFILO M. LACSON Like many of us, Filipinos, I loved my parents dearly and unequivocally. I never left them in their old age, nor on their sickbed, and I supported them until they breathed their last. I did everything I could to hold on to them in the waning years of their lives....
Amid growing public concern over the increasing number of road crashes in the country, Senator Mark Villar has introduced a bill mandating the integration of road safety education into the K to 12 curriculum. The move comes in response to alarming global and national statistics. According to the...
HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Wipha caused major flight disruptions Sunday in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west along the southern coast. Airports in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macao canceled or postponed all their daytime flights, their websites showed. Some...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for five days have left 14 people dead and 12 others missing, the government said Sunday. One person was killed on Sunday after their house collapsed during heavy rain and another person was found dead after being swept by a...
The National Irrigation Administration–Bulacan Irrigation Management Office (NIA Bulacan IMO) on Saturday, July 19, reiterated the integrity and safety of Bustos Dam after the public’s attention was once again drawn to its condition during Typhoon Crising. It was recalled that in recent months,...
A new set of legislators convened the 12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) at the Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Hall, Provincial Capitol Building in Malolos, Bulacan, on Friday afternoon, July 18. Vice Governor Alexis Castro served as the presiding officer, led the “12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan...
A mother and her 9-year-old-son who got lost in a remote California forest while on their way to a Boy Scouts camp were rescued after a search crew found notes the pair had left behind. The notes weighed down by rocks with "HELP" written at the top said they were stranded up the road with no phone...
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested dozens of people for supporting a banned Palestinian rights organization on Saturday as protests over the government 's decision to outlaw the group continued for a third weekend. Waving placards reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,"...
