The Philippine Embassy in Beirut sent home 12 Filipinos amid continued tensions there between Hezbollah, a known ally of Palestinian militant group Hamas, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador Raymond R. Balatbat (sixth from...
Taal Volcano (Juan Carlo de Vela / Manila Bulletin) Despite the highest recorded sulfur dioxide emission from Taal Volcano this year, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there is no need to raise the active volcano’s alert status just yet. “Hindi pa kailangang...
Screengrab from a Facebook live of Mi Chel/ MANILA BULLETIN Around eight families were displaced, while six houses were damaged in a fire that broke out in a residential area at the corner of Quezon and Chesa Streets in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Oct. 9. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection...
(Mayon Volcano / ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on Phivolcs’ Mayon Volcano summary of 24-hour observation from 5 a.m. on Nov. 1 until 5 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, a total of 187 volcanic earthquakes were recorded. These activities include 179 volcanic tremors, each lasting from one to...
(Photo courtesy of Raha Volunteer/Fire and Rescue Alert Responders) At least 11 houses were damaged while 16 families were displaced in a fire that broke out at the corner of Calamba and Sisa Streets in Sampaloc, Manila on Wednesday, Nov. 1. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP),...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected an increase in the number of volcanic earthquakes in Taal in the past 24-hour monitoring of the active volcano in Batangas. Photo credit to Pixabay In its bulletin on Tuesday, Oct. 31, Phivolcs reported 79 volcanic...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured the readiness of Centers for Health Development (CHDs) and its hospitals to receive patients whose injuries and other health concerns resulted from the conduct of the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30. Voters flocked to...
Bulusan Volcano (Photo from Pixabay) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Oct. 25 raised the alert status of Bulusan Volcano from Level 0 (normal) to Level 1 (low-level unrest). In raising the alert level, Phivolcs noted that “Bulusan Volcano entered a...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) placed hospitals and health facilities in the region on “code white alert” on Friday, October 20, from October 28 to November 5 for the barangay and...
President Marcos has called on Filipinos in Gaza to leave the area amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. File photos Marcos said this after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the Crisis Alert Level for Gaza to Level 4 on Sunday, Oct. 15. In a post on his X...
Filipinos in war-torn Gaza are now required to evacuate after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the crisis status to Alert Level 4 amid the attacks between Israel and the militant group Hamas. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega made this...
The Philippine government has imposed Alert Level 3 status in Gaza or a voluntary repatriation for Filipinos in the Palestinian territory. However, hurdles face Philippine officials​ from taking out Filipinos there as Gaza​'s borders, both with Israel and Egypt, have been sealed...
