The Philippines will repay to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the initial loan it secured for the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) until 2052, or 24 years after the project is expected to be passable. Documents showed that Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, on behalf of the Philippine...
BANNA, Ilocos Norte – A 21-year-old man died and five individuals were injured when a truck loaded with sacks of palay (unhusked rice) plunged into a ravine on the Banna-Batac Road in Sitio Payao, Barangay 1 Valenciano, this town, on Wednesday night, Nov. 20. Police identified...
BACOLOD CITY – A 57-year-old church caretaker attending to her ill husband in a hospital died after she was hit by an allegedly speeding Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Sitio Mohon, Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Police Capt. Sammy Gasataya,...
At least seven major roads in Northern Luzon remain closed due to landslides, soil collapses, and washed-out infrastructure caused by Tropical Cyclones Nika and Ofel, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Saturday, Nov. 16. The DPWH said the disruptions have impacted...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly couple was killed when their motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Purok Violetas, Barangay Balingasag, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday morning, Nov. 13. AN elderly couple was killed in a motorcycle-pickup truck collision in Barangay Balingasag, Bago City,...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Nine families composed of 28 people lost their homes in a fire sparked by a fuel tanker that crashed into a warehouse in Barangay Puguis here before dawn on Sunday, Nov. 10. A FUEL tanker crashed in Barangay Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, on Sunday, Nov. 10, triggering...
Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved nearly P100 billion ($1.7 billion) to fund a 37.5-kilometer climate-resilient expressway in the Philippines that aims to boost regional connectivity and economic competitiveness. The ADB will support the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network Project...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old driver was killed and a helper was injured when the tractor they were riding plunged off a cliff in Hacienda Loygoy, Barangay Granada here on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Police Capt. Portia Nillosan, head of Police Station 5, identified the victim as Mario Tandog of Barangay...
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt met with President Marcos on Thursday, Nov. 7, to encourage him to launch initiatives in the country that will promote the use of helmets that are based on standards of the international body. Todt arrived in Manila for...
SAN JACINTO, Pangasinan – A church minister died and his two companions were injured in a vehicular accident in Barangay Lobong here on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Police identified the fatality as Elmer Joson Cavanit, 51. Investigation said Cavanit was on board a pickup truck driven by Yvander Raros...
BACOLOD CITY – A couple was killed and their teenage daughter was injured in a collision in Sitio Canlayuhan, Purok Mani, Barangay Gil Montilla, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on All Souls’ Day. A COUPLE was killed and their teenage daughter was injured in a collision in Barangay Gil Montilla,...
SAN MARIANO, Isabela – Six persons were injured when a truck loaded with sacks of corn overturned in Barangay Macayucayu here on Sunday morning, Nov. 3. Police said the truck lost its brakes on a downward sharp curve, prompting its driver, Jojo Casuela, to crash the vehicle on the roadside...
