ERUPTION LIKELY. This handout photo shows Mayon Volcano spewing white smoke as seen from Legazpi City on June 8, 2023. Hundreds of families living around Mount Mayon in central Albay province are expected to be moved to safer areas after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised a ‘hazardous …
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The ‘Big One’: Over 60k fatalities, 120k missing
READY FOR THE BIG ONE? Students take part in a nationwide earthquake drill at an elementary school in Manila on June 8, 2023. AFP Disaster officials warned the country could suffer over 60,000 fatalities and 120,000 people could go missing if a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits Metro Manila. During a simultaneous …
Read More »Taal, Mayon volcanoes calm down – Phivolcs
TAAL and Mayon volcanoes have calmed down, at least for now, after showing signs of activity, which prompted the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to raise their alert levels to 1 and 2 respectively. Phivolcs Director Teresito “Toto” Bacolcol told The Manila Times via Viber that they were …
Read More »LGUs near Mayon brace for sudden evacuation
Local government units near Mayon Volcano are prepared in case of a sudden evacuation, and the Office of Civil Defense said it is ready in case the situation worsens, a spokesman said Wednesday. This developed as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology observed active degassing at the main crater …
Read More »Find non-traditional trade, defense partners, Marcos orders PH envoys
Filipino ambassadors should look continuously for so-called “non-traditional” partners in terms of trade, security, and defense requirements of the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday. Meeting with the recently appointed chiefs of mission and ambassadors in Malacañang, the President urged them that with the current global situation amid …
Read More »Lawmakers welcome ‘newest, good additions’ to Marcos Cabinet
SENATORS and members iof the House of Representatives welcomed the “newest and good additions” to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s Cabinet following his appointments of Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. and Teodoro Herbosa as secretaries of the Departments of National Defense and Health respectively. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd said …
Read More »Inflation eases to 6.1 percent
Drops for 4th month in row, dovetails with better job figures HEARING GOOD NEWS. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, as he welcomed news of the inflation rate falling for the fourth straight month according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. PCO Photo Inflation …
Read More »Teodoro named Defense chief, Herbosa DoH secretary
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. as secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) and Dr. Teodoro Herbosa as secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), Malacañang said Monday. It will be the second tour of duty of Teodoro as Defense chief, the first …
Read More »Marcos, BSP launch PH Independence commemorative coins
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday led the launch of the commemorative coin set to mark the country's 125th Independence Day celebration. Joined by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla, the Chief Executive unveiled the coin set with 100-Piso, 20-Piso and 5-Piso denominations in commemoration of the …
Read More »DA exec charged with graft over sugar imports
Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban was charged with graft before the Office of the Ombudsman on Monday in connection with the alleged illegal importation of sugar. The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry-Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries' Council and the Alternatiba ng Masa Party-list accused Panganiban of usurpation of official …
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