Damage from typhoon Kiko in Batanes reaches P422M
The damage inflicted by Batanes from the recent onslaught of typhoon Kiko has reached more than P422 million. According to Gov. Marilou Cayco, the amount of damages is just initial. …
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COVID-19 cases may reach 40K per day in October
The University of the Philippines (UP) COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team projected the new COVID-19 cases might reach 40,000 per day by the end of the month or early October. “Based …
Japan embassy confirms information on possible terrorist attack in Southeast Asia
The Japanese embassy confirmed that their government had received information about a possible terrorist attack in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. “We confirm that the Japanese government has received information …
BOQ defends P370 yellow card charge
Mary Jane Morales has made an appointment online twice to get an international certificate of vaccination or yellow card from the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ). The first time she got …
Businesses celebrate new alert level system in NCR
Some businesses were encouraged to be allowed to have limited operations under the alert level system, the new quarantine strategy to be implemented first in Metro Manila. Under alert level …
20 guests at a birthday party in Davao City arrested
Police and local government enforcers spotted about 20 guests at a birthday party held at an inland resort in Barangay Catalunan Pequeño in Davao City Sunday afternoon. After the tourist …
P15 million worth of smuggled rice seized in Tawi-Tawi
Sacks of rice loaded on a boat were confiscated by the Bureau of Customs Port of Zamboanga Tuesday. According to the agency, information was obtained that a boat was carrying …
Three trafficking victims recruited via Facebook Intercepted at Clark airport
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga stopped from leaving the country three women bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) suspected of being …
2 hospitals in Iloilo stop accepting patients
The 2 hospitals in Iloilo will not accept the patient for now after some doctors and nurses tested positive for COVID-19. In the advisory released Monday, Ramon D. Duremdes District …
Curfew hours in Metro Manila shorter starting September 16-MMDA
Residents of Metro Manila can now go out of their homes for longer starting Thursday with the implementation of a looser alert system against COVID-19 in its pilot implementation. According …
Metro Manila will be placed on Alert Level 4 starting Thursday
Some quarantine restrictions in the National Capital Region will be relaxed starting September 16 this year. However, it will be placed on Alert Level 4 as part of the new …
Supporters ask Sara Duterte to run for president in 2022
The Hugpong Para kay Sara (HPS) movement was launched to encourage Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president in Election 2022. The group believes that Sara will be …
Michael Yang’s relationship with Pharmally uncovered in the Senate
As the Senate blue ribbon committee continues its investigation into the government’s alleged anomalous purchase of PPEs (personal protective equipment) in 2020, it appears from documents found by the Senate …
Roque’s candidacy for the Int’l Law Commission blocked
Palace spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed that he is in New York for his nomination to be a member of the International Law Commission (ILC), an advisory body to the United …
Man dead after playing with live grenade
A 30-year-old man died after the live grenade he was playing with exploded in Barangay 2 Poblacion in Currimao town, Ilocos Norte Sunday night. According to Police Lieutenant Irineo Sibucao, …
Truck driver involved in collision in Pasig surrenders
Pasig City police have arrested the driver of the truck that collided with the car in the C5 flyover that killed 2 women and injured 2 men Monday. Anacleto Espanto, …
Delta variant cases in PH reaches 2,708 – local experts
Hundreds more have been added to the number affected by the more infectious Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the latest record released by the local authority. The …
Harry Roque: Only the president can fire me
Harry Roque will not resign from his post despite various groups’ demands for him to step down due to his behavior. “Unfortunately, only the president can fire me, and only …
Person who leaked Roque’s video shouting at doctors can face charges – Palace
Those who released a video of Harry Roque shouting at some doctors at a recent meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) could …
COVID-19 Alert Level System imposed in Metro Manila starting Sept. 16
Localities in the National Capital Region (NCR) will first be subjected to a single alert level once the implementation of the granular lockdown in the region begins, which is the …
Pastor arrested for raping own daughter
For five years, a pastor in Batangas allegedly abused his own daughter several times. In a report by John Consulta on GMA News “24 Oras” on Friday, it was said …
Thousands of firearms seized in Bulacan – PNP
Six suspects caught illegally selling firearms and spare parts of firearms in Bulacan underwent inquest this Sunday. On September 8, police and military raided a warehouse in Sta. Maria, Bulacan …
3 collisions in QC, Manila, and Pasig; 2 dead
Two female car passengers were killed after a truck collided with the C5 flyover in Pasig City early Monday morning. This is the third of 3 road crashes in Metro …
Travel ban imposed in 9 countries – BI
Officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Saturday, the implementation of the temporary travel ban of passengers coming from 9 countries starting September 12. The countries include Azerbaijan, …
Roque apologizes for berating doctors during IATF meeting
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque apologized after a video of him shouting at some healthcare workers demanding that the country be put under strict lockdowns due to the increase in COVID-19 …
BI suspends ‘Order to Leave’ of overstaying foreigners during pandemic
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Thursday, the temporary suspension of the Order to Leave (OTL) of foreigners who have overstayed their temporary visitor’s visa in the country due …