Calabarzon RDRRMC to start profiling of needs in evacuation centers
The Calabarzon Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has started profiling the needs of evacuation centers in the region. This is aimed at providing each evacuation center...
View ArticleCAB suspends flights to and from Wuhan, China amid coronavirus outbreak
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Thursday (January 23) ordered the suspension of flights to and from Wuhan, China amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. “The suspension of flights from Wuhan to the...
View ArticleColder temperature expected in Baguio until February
Baguio City expects to experience colder temperatures in the coming days as an effect of the northeast monsoon. The City of Pines recorded the lowest temperature of 11.4˚Celsius on January 3. It was...
View ArticlePhilippine Eagle spotted at Mt. Apo
A Philippine Eagle was spotted in the forest of Mt. Apo. According to a Facebook post of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), the eagle was discovered by forest guards in the area. The eagle is said...
View ArticleThick, white steam from Taal means volcanic materials are rising — PHIVOLCS
MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano spewed anew a tall column of thick, white steam early Friday morning (January 24). Experts from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)...
View ArticleLacson on Duterte’s threat to cancel PH-US VFA: Unfortunate, unnecessary
(L-R) President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Panfilo Lacson Senator Panfilo Lacson has called President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to terminate the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the...
View ArticleKorean visa application period to shorten in February
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos who want to visit South Korea will soon get their visit visa in a period of three weeks or less. The Embassy of South Korea in the Philippines announced that it is...
View ArticleDuterte can scrap PH-US Visiting Forces Agreement without Senate approval –...
President Rodrigo Duterte MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte can terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) even without the...
View ArticleNAIA passengers urged to sanitize, observe cough etiquette
Passengers wearing face masks who arrived from Guangzhou, China lineup for immigration at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, 22 January 2020. According to media reports, at...
View ArticleCebuPac Flight 5J111 passengers urged to seek medical advice for nCov infection
picture made available on 17 July 2014 of a Cebu Pacific Air aircraft and rain clouds on the runway at Clark International Airport, once the US Air force base, near Angeles City, the Philippines, 26...
View ArticlePH now working on terminating PH-US VFA, says Palace
Philippine Marines rush to shore during an amphibious landing exercise with United States counterparts on a beach on the coast of the Naval Education and Training Command in Zambales Province,...
View ArticleSome schools in Calabarzon hit by Taal eruption prepare for class resumption
MANILA, Philippines – Several schools in Tagaytay City and in Calabarzon region have begun preparing for the possible resumption of classes next week amid the continuing activities of Taal Volcano....
View ArticleMan in Tacloban City quarantined for novel coronavirus infection
Philippine Marines rush to shore during an amphibious landing exercise with United States counterparts on a beach on the coast of the Naval Education and Training Command in Zambales Province,...
View ArticleChild from Wuhan under investigation for nCoV tests negative
A five-year-old child who was being tested for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been cleared of having the illness. The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Thursday (January 24) that...
View ArticleTwo foreign children in Palawan suspected of having novel coronavirus
PALAWAN, Philippines – A Brazilian child and a Taiwanese child are under observation at a hospital in Palawan after showing flu-like symptoms related to novel coronavirus (nCoV). According to...
View ArticleCebu Pacific: Flights en route to China, HK, Macau can rebook, refund tickets
Cebu Pacific announced passengers with flights between China, Hong Kong and Macau booked on or before January 24, 2020 and travelling until February 29 may rebook their flights for free or refund...
View ArticlePH Navy donates relief goods to Taal victims
The Philippine Navy (PN) donated P700,000 worth of relief goods to the municipality of San Luis in Batangas on Sunday (January 26). According to the Philippine Navy, three evacuation sites where...
View ArticleFil-Chinese school in QC makes face mask mandatory
MANILA, Philippines – Several schools across Metro Manila declared class suspension since last week amid novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) scare. The Philippines remains free of 2019-nCov but observing 26...
View ArticleBI employees wear face masks amid risk of 2019-nCoV
Employees-on-duty at the headquarters of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) voluntarily wore masks amid the risk of the 2019 novel coronavirus. Although there are still no confirmed novel coronavirus...
View ArticleBOC to impose stricter monitoring vs. ‘ukay-ukay’, food imports amid...
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday said it will implement stricter monitoring on the entry of imported used clothing and food products amid the rapid spread of novel...
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