PHREATIC ERUPTION. Mayon Volcano in Albay spews ashes at 4:37 p.m. on Sunday in a phreatic or steam-driven eruption that lasted for about 10 minutes, the state volcanology bureau said. PIA/Rolly Esguerra Albay province went on alert after a phreatic eruption was recorded at the Mayon Volcano summit on Sunday …
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Marcos: No room for mudslinging, demolition jobs
Photo from PBBM’s Official FB Page There will be no room for mudslinging and demolition jobs under the “Bagong Pilipinas” campaign that the administration is advocating, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a YouTube post over the weekend. The President issued the statement a week after former President Rodrigo Duterte …
Read More »Hacking on PH sites foiled
DICT: Attackers traced to China Unicom, hit PCG, PBBM’s website The country’s cybersecurity experts have successfully blocked various hacking attempts coming from within China in a cyberattack that targeted various government email addresses, including that of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the private website of President Marcos, the Department …
Read More »Marcos urges DA, farmers to sustain record rice yield
PRESIDENT AS FARMER. President Marcos drives a tractor as he and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel (below) inspect rice stalks at a field in Candaba, Pampanga on Saturday. PCO Photo As the Philippines harvested a record 20 million metric tons of rice last year, President Marcos and Agriculture Secretary Francisco …
Read More »Bicol solons ask Senate to stop ‘PI’ probe, pledge support for Speaker
A group of legislators from the Bicol Region on Saturday called on the Senate to stop its inquiry into the suspended People’s Initiative (PI) and work instead on passing priority pieces of legislation. Camarines Sur Reps. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, Miguel Luis Villafuerte, and Tsuyoshi Anthony Horibata, and Bicol Saro Rep. …
Read More »Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 14
TOPSHOT – A man wades through floodwaters brought about by heavy rains at a residential neighbourhood in Propseridad town, Agusan del Sur province on southern Mindanao island on February 1, 2024. Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed six people in the Philippines, with one other person missing, …
Read More »Abolish NTF-ELCAC – UN’s Khan
CLOSING TALK. United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan (left) talks to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin as she wraps up her 10-day visit to the country on Friday. Malacañang on Friday vowed to boost its efforts to balance the rights to association and expression with the fundamental right to life. PCO …
Read More »Flood, landslides from torrential rains kill 6 in Davao Oro
RAIN AND FLOODWOES. Residents push a makeshift raft loaded with a motorcycle through floodwaters brought about by heavy rains in Propseridad, Agusan del Sur / Erwin Mascarinas/AFP Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain killed six people across Mindanao, with one other person missing, rescuers said Thursday. Rain began pounding …
Read More »Diesel to lead 4th straight weekly hike in fuel prices by P1.70 a liter
Consumers will face a fourth straight round of oil price hikes next week of as much as P1.70 per liter for diesel, reflecting the continuing volatility in the world oil market. Industry sources said that based on the four-day trading of the Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS), the pricing benchmark …
Read More »Solon: Probe VP Sara’s link to Tokhang killings
Rep. France Castro House Deputy Minority leader France Castro called for a congressional inquiry into the allegations linking Vice President Sara Duterte to extrajudicial killings in the anti-drug war when she was still mayor of Davao City in 2012. Duterte denied the allegations and dared her accusers to file formal …
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