TACLOBAN CITY – Calls to remove utility poles blocking roads in Eastern Visayas snowballed following the death Wednesday, Nov. 9, of a police officer who crashed into an electric post in Santa Fe, Leyte. Staff Sgt. Gary Cabujoc was on his way to the Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas)...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 1 (Ilocos) has installed safety barriers and painted pedestrian lanes on the intersection of the Manila North Road in Barangay Pennsylvania-Parian Road and Barangay Sevilla national highway here. The...
The Department of Public Works and Highways has reopened the Carlos P. Romulo Bridge or Wawa Bridge on the Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-Santa Barbara Road in Barangay Wawa, Bayambang, Pangasinan after a bailey bridge was completed recently. However, only light vehicles are allowed cross the...
MACALELON, Quezon – A 49-year-old farmer was killed in an hit-and-run accident after visiting the wake of his friend before dawn on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Barangay Olongtao in this town. Police identified the victim as Abel Acejo Maquinto of Barangay San Nicolas here. Investigation showed that the...
Starting Nov. 14, mall owners and operators in Metro Manila will adjust their operating hours as part of the measures to manage the expected traffic congestion during the Christmas season. MMDA acting chairperson Romando Artes said the new mall operating hours, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., will start...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working round-the-clock to clear roads affected by severe tropical storm “Paeng” in Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary Roberto Bernado...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – This city was placed under a state of calamity on Saturday, Oct. 29, due to the effects of tropical cyclone “Paeng.” SAN Pablo City welcome arch. The city council in a special session approved Resolution No. 280 placing this city under a state of calamity upon the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-2 said 13 roads and 26 bridges are impassable in Region 2 or Cagayan Valley as of Sunday, Oct. 30, due to severe tropical storm “Paeng.” A report from PRO-2 director Brig. Gen. Steve Ludan said 41 areas in Cagayan, Isabela, and Nueva...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 reported on Saturday, Oct. 29, that four roads and 10 bridges are impassable in Cagayan Valley or Region 2 due to severe tropical storm “Paeng.” These roads are the Gunnacao-Cataggaman Bypass Road, Bonifacio Extension-PNT-Teresita...
AMBAGUIO, Nueva Vizcaya – Police said on Saturday, Oct. 29, that all roads and bridges in Nueva Vizcaya are passable amid severe tropical storm “Paeng.” The Nueva Vizcaya Police Provincial Office said only the Tiblac-Dulli Road (Langak section) and Banihal-Napo Road (Binalhi and Bahug...
DAVAO CITY – The agricultural town of Pigcawayan, Cotabato has experienced the worst flooding in recent history, with 28 out of 40 barangays inundated, Mayor Juanito Agustin disclosed. RESIDENTS wade through a flooded road in Pigcawayan, Cotabato on Friday, Oct. 28. Pigcawayan has experienced the...
CABARROGUIS, Quirino – The Department of Public Works and Higways-Region 2 said that the La Conwap Detour Road at La Conwap River on the Junction Abbag-Nagtipunan-Nueva Vizcaya Road is closed to traffic due to high water elevation from severe tropical storm “Paeng” (international name...
