In typhoon’s aftermath, Capiz underscores need for Panay River Basin project
THE ENTIRE province of Capiz was flooded, with water rising to as high as five meters in some areas, after typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) dumped rain across the Visayas and parts of Luzon islands last Christmas.
Nationwide round-up
THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has issued a warning against a fraudulent e-mail claiming to be associated with the agency and asking for cash donations.
Street parking fees in Davao City take effect
PARKING FEES took effect Jan. 1 along seven roads in the central part of Davao City. The initial streets covered under the new public pay parking zones are: San Pedro, Ilustre, Pelayo, Iñigo, Villa Abrille, Monteverde, and Duterte.
Mindanao business leaders cheer martial law-free 2020, but calamity fright seen as headwind
DAVAO CITY — With the lifting of martial law effective Jan. 1 after blanketing Mindanao for over two years, business leaders are optimistic of a more robust growth, but at the same time stressed the need for strengthening disaster resilience following the series of earthquakes that struck parts of the southern mainland in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Nation at a Glance — (01/02/20)
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PHL threatens to change visa rule for US citizens
THE PHILIPPINE government on Friday announced it will remove the visa-on-arrival privilege for American citizens if their government fully enforces the provision banning the entry to the United States of Filipino officials supposedly involved in the detainment of Senator Leila M. De Lima.
Typhoon death toll rises to 28, agri damage over P600M
THE DEATH toll from typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) has risen to 28 as authorities continue to take stock of the devastation in central areas of the Philippines.
Majority of Filipinos welcoming 2020 ‘with hope’
MAJORITY OF Filipino adults are entering 2020 “with hope rather than with fear,” according to the Fourth Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey.
House resolution filed to investigate Grab charges
A LEGISLATOR has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an investigation on the alleged illegal charges being imposed by car-hailing firm Grab on customers.
More than half of over 2,000 arrested illegal aliens in 2019 are Chinese
MORE THAN 2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in 2019, a majority of them Chinese nationals involved in unlicensed gaming operations and other illegitimate activities.
Duterte orders probe on deaths due to coconut wine
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has ordered an investigation on the recent mass poisoning due to coconut wine, locally called lambanog, according to Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra.
Typhoon Phanfone kills 24 in central Philippines
AT LEAST 24 people died and almost a hundred were injured after Typhoon Phanfone battered central Philippines on Christmas Day, police said on Thursday.