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BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Boat rides at the man-made lake in Burnham Park could resume by August as the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) nears completion of its P480-million rehabilitation project, officials said. Mayor Benjamin Magalong and Tieza chief operating officer Mark Lapid inspected the project on July 9 despite rainy weather. Lapid

TABACO CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Light ashfall blanketed parts of Albay on Monday after a pyroclastic density current (PDC) cascaded down the slopes of the restive Mayon Volcano, prompting local authorities to distribute face masks to residents. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the PDC occurred from 6:31 a.m. to 6:46 a.m.

KORONADAL CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Residents of flood-ravaged communities in southern Mindanao appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance on Monday as the death toll from Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon climbed to 21, while more than half a million people were affected in the Bangsamoro region. In Glan, Sarangani province, at

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has defended the appointment of former Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman as the chair and CEO of the state-owned Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines (AAIIBP), saying she remains innocent of her alleged involvement in the massive corruption scandal exposed last year. “There is nothing wrong with appointing someone whom the

MANILA, Philippines — A Grade 4 pupil from Trece Martires City, Cavite, died of an infection following a deworming activity, according to initial medical findings cited by the Department of Education (DepEd). Several pupils at Hugo Perez Elementary School-Annex also reportedly fell ill, following the “routine deworming activity” conducted on July 2 in coordination with

MANILA, Philippines — Senate impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol said on Monday that Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson was “absolutely right” after the latter criticized Tongol for seemingly “admonishing” his colleagues. Over the weekend, Lacson slammed Tongol’s reminder that senator-judges are prohibited from discussing the merits of the case after Senator-Judge Robin Padilla posted a video

MANILA, Philippines — Members of the prosecution panel for the impeachment trial have made it clear that they will not go to the Supreme Court (SC) to raise the issue of the vote threshold needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, but at the same time noted that other groups are free to do so.

MANILA, Philippines — The Valenzuela for Good Governance (VGG) and Angat Kabataan-Valenzuela (AKV) called out the remarks made by a teacher and an elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) official. The civil society groups condemned the said statement, which it described as “deeply inappropriate and has no place in our school or communities.” “We call for an

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team will continue its cross-examination of the House prosecution panel’s second witness on Tuesday, July 14, after senator-judges requested that proceedings resume the following day. Senator-Judge Juan Miguel Zubiri issued the call past 8 p.m. during the fourth day of the impeachment trial while Duterte’s defense team—specifically

MANILA, Philippines — Commuters on the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) can now pay their fares using contactless bank cards, mobile phones, wearable devices and other digital payment options after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday launched a cashless fare payment system across the railway. The rollout expands payment options for passengers, who