The Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) welcomed The Samal Shores Residenza, the first-ever 31-hectare luxury residential estate on Samal Island on Wednesday, August 8. Business Development and Special Projects Vice President Celedonio Pile Jr. said during the groundbreaking ceremony that the...
Authorities have located the Cessna training aircraft as well as the remains of its two passengers at a crash site in Apayao on Wednesday, August 2, a day after it went missing while en route to Tuguegarao Airport in Cagayan. *(Courtesy of Cagayan provincial information office) * The crash site was...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday said members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must manage geopolitical tensions to ensure uninterrupted development in the Indo-Pacific region. Since the region is now “an engine of global growth,” Manalo said the regional...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – Continuous rains from typhoon “Egay” and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” have affected 341,242 families or 1,195,866 persons in Region 3 (Central Luzon). The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-3 on Monday,...
TUGUEGARAO CITY (PNA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 29, ordered immediate help for 28,666 families affected by typhoon “Egay” in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) after learning that it sustained P774.24 million in agri-fishery damage. The President, who led a briefing, aerial...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan (PNA) – A total of 16,428 families or 73,010 individuals in the Ilocos region were reportedly displaced by typhoon “Egay.” Data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as of 8 a.m. on Friday, July 28, showed that of the total number, 4,164 families or...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has called on the Philippines to "resist external interference" in addressing matters concerning the Indo-Pacific region as he said Beijing is always willing to work with Manila to ensure "good neighborliness." Huang's pronouncement was made before...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A total of 1,389 persons were stranded in different seaports in Southern Tagalog or Region 4-A due to super typhoon “Egay” on Tuesday, July 25. The Philippine Coast Guard in Southern Tagalog said that 39 vessels, 272 rolling cargoes, and 25 motor bancas were stranded and...
The RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) released on Sunday, July 23, the results of its "Boses ng Bayan" poll showing the top performing Metro Manila mayors and legislators following their initial year in office. According to Dr. Paul Martinez of RPMD, the regular performance...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied reports on Sunday, July 16, that the two missing indigenous people (IP) rights activists and community organizers who were allegedly tagged as communist rebels are under their custody. *AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar (File) * Col. Medel Aguilar,...
TACLOBAN CITY – In a bid to address poverty and insurgency concerns, some officials in Samar Island support a call for the creation of a Samar Island Region (SIR). One of them is Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan. "It is a good proposal of the prelates. Hopefully, it will push through," said...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A reported on Sunday, June 25, the arrest of 1,828 wanted persons in the Region 4-A or the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) area from April 23 to June 22. PRO 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces of those...
