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Raptor rescued in Leyte is a white-bellied sea eagle – PH eagle foundation

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) clarified that the White-bellied Sea Eagle rescued by residents on May 27 in Barangay Tinocdugan, northwestern Leyte is not one of the Philippine eagles previously released for a reintroduction program in Eastern Visayas. Dr. Jayson Ibanez, PEF director for operations, told the Inquirer that based on the

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May 30 PCSO lotto: No winners for ₱45M Grand Lotto

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpots in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Lotto 6/42 draws held Saturday, May 30, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Grand Lotto 6/55 winning combination was 19-37-21-39-09-22, with the jackpot at ₱45 million. There was no jackpot winner. The Lotto 6/42 winning combination was 03-21-02-14-33-01, with the jackpot

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Borongan City records highest heat index at 52°C on Saturday

TACLOBAN CITY- Borongan City in Eastern Samar recorded a heat index of 52 degrees Celsius on Saturday, May 30, the highest recorded heat index in the city so far this year and the highest among all monitoring stations in Eastern Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The heat index

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Iloilo City mayor faces ‘anti-epal’ complaint over livelihood program

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu has become the subject of a recent complaint lodged with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), alleging that she may have violated the department’s ‘anti-epal’ policy with her signature livelihood program for mothers. In a letter dated and sent to the DILG on Thursday,

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Oriental Mindoro power deficit eases but over 5MW of load still unserved

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The power supply situation in Oriental Mindoro province slightly improved on Saturday afternoon, May 30, as the electricity deficit in the island’s grid dropped to 2.54 megawatts (MW), according to the latest monitoring report. Data from the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), relayed through local power utility Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative

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