The Department of Public Works and Highways said on Saturday, Jan. 7, that clearing operations are under way on roads in Aurora affected by landslides triggered by heavy rains. According to the Aurora District Engineering Office, the Nueva Ecija-Aurora Road is one lane passable in the following...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. apologized to passengers affected by the air traffic system outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year's day. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inspects the Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport five days...
BACOLOD CITY – Crimes and traffic accidents here slightly decreased in 2022. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported that there were only 1360 accidents in the year just past, 79 lesser than 1439 incidents recorded in 2021. For peace and order, a total of 1,079 crime incidents were...
Senator Joseph Victor ”JV” Ejercito on Thursday, January 5 expressed his disappointment at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) failure to back up the air traffic management system (ATMS) of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) despite being granted sufficient...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 25-year-old laborer and a 24-year-old man died in motorcycle accidents in San Juan, this province, on Monday, Jan. 2. Police said Muhammad Rakim, 24, died while his back rider, Christian Kim Vaquilar, 20, was injured when the motorcycle they were riding...
PUGO, La Union – Three persons died while five others were injured in a provincial bus crash at the intersection of the Aspiras Highway in Barangay Cares here on Tuesday, Jan. 3. THREE persons died while five others were injured in a bus crash in Barangay Cares, Pugo, La Union on Tuesday,...
The Communication, Navigation and Surveillance for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) system at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was disabled by a power outage at around 9:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, triggering the cancellation of some 300 flights affecting around 56,000...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has recommended to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. the installation of another back-up system for the air traffic management system of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Bautista said he mentioned the...
ILOILO CITY – Two persons were killed when their vehicle crashed on Monday, Jan. 2, in Nabas town, Aklan province. RESCUERS attend to the injured in a vehicular accident in Nabas town, Aklan province on Monday, Jan. 2. (Nabas MDRRMO) The Nabas Municipal Police Station said the victims were...
THE Bureau of Fire Protection extracts victims of a truck which plunged into a ravine and crashed into a house in Tacloban City on New Year’s Day. (BFP-SRF Region VIII FB) TACLOBAN CITY – Two persons were killed while seven others were injured after a truck fell into a ravine and rammed a house...
Six persons were injured after a car driven by a policeman crashed into a parked tricycle in San Manuel, Naguilian, Isabela, police said on Monday, Jan. 2. Major Juniel Perez, chief of the Naguilian police station, said in a radio interview that the car was driven by Corporal Frederick de Guzman,...
Construction of the Bulacan high impact projects are being expedited by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in a bid to further enhance cost-efficient economic activities in the province and neighboring areas. The projects include the P2,004,728.13 Bypass, Malolos Circumferential...