Urduja landfall seen Friday morning
TROPICAL STORM Urduja (international name: Kai-tak) is expected to make landfall on Eastern Samar by Friday morning, Dec. 15, bringing moderate to heavy rains...
Canada’s Trudeau holds firm on PHL chopper deal
CANADIAN PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau is undeterred by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to end military purchases from countries including the US and Canada...
Fourteen senators back Sotto as next Senate President
Senators from the majority bloc have backed Senate Majority Leader Vicente C. Sotto III as the next Senate President, according to a Senate draft...
Senator seeks clarification on PCOO budget amid controversy over Uson video
SENATORS, members of the Consultative Committee, and even officials of the executive branch criticized on Monday a video pitch on federalism by Communications Assistant Secretary Esther Margaux J. Uson that made rounds in social media over the weekend.
‘Witness’ in the alleged 2016 polls fraud to appear in the Senate
THE witness of Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on his alleged elections fraud claims may appear in the next Senate hearing on the issue, Senator Aquilino L. Pimentel III said on Thursday.
New floating docks
MODULAR FLOATING docks in popular tourist destination El Nido in Palawan are now ready for use. “We plan to replicate the installation of modular floating docks in other island destinations in other parts of the country,” Pocholo Joselito D. Paragas, chief operating officer of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), said during the turnover ceremony of the facility to the El Nido local government on Sept. 19.
5 justices in JBC short list for chief justice
THE Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released its short list for the next Supreme Court Chief Justice, which include Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio and Associate Justices Lucas P. Bersamin, Diosdado M. Peralta, Estela Perlas-Bernabe, and Andres B. Reyes Jr.
Temporary bridge in Barlig, Mt. Province now open
A TEMPORARY bridge at the Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis junction in Mountain Province has been completed, allowing access again after typhoon Rosita (international name: Yutu) washed out the 14-meter Lunas Bridge in late Oct.
ARMM records P20-B investments in 2012-2018
THE REGIONAL Board of Investments (RBOI) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) recorded P20.07 billion investments in the period 2012-2018.
No confirmation yet of Chinese vessel harassment in Pag-asa, but military ordered to investigate
THE DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND) said Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana has already tasked the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to validate the report of alleged harassment by Chinese vessels in the sandbars near Pag-asa Island in the contested West Philippine Sea.
Police hunt for Acierto, others in multi-billion drug case
THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) is now conducting manhunt operations against dismissed police officer Eduardo Acierto and seven others indicted for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of billions worth of the illegal drug shabu that were kept inside magnetic lifters and slipped past the Bureau of Customs.
Angat’s water to drop below its minimum operating level in two days
ANGAT Dam’s water level is expected to drop below its 180-meter minimum operating water level (MOWL) in the next two days. This as the current dry spell is expected to last several more months.