SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Water levels beneath three bridges in Olongapo City reached their respective warning level again on Friday morning, Aug. 14, amid continuing rains brought by the southwest monsoon. Citing monitoring reports from concerned barangays, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported that surface levels at the Del Rosario bridge measured 1.6
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PNP orders police assistance for students during class suspensions
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered its personnel to provide assistance to students during class suspensions amid inclement weather. In a statement on Friday, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said police units must increase their presence around school zones, transport hubs and flood-prone areas when local government units suspend classes.
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Spike in rice, utility, LPG costs drives up July inflation in Cordillera
BAGUIO CITY — Spikes in household expenses for rice, LPG and their monthly power bills accelerated July inflation in the summer capital and the food-producing Cordillera region to 6.8 percent. That reversed a downward trend from the peak 7.6 percent inflation rate in April, a lower 7 percent rate in May and 6.5 percent in
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ICYMI: Sara Duterte impeachment trial Week 6 highlights
MANILA, Philippines – A second Commission on Audit witness completed testimony on Days 14 and 15 of Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment trial, declaring that neither the Office of the Vice President nor Department of Education (DepEd) had a mandate for confidential operations, while courtroom clashes over misleading questions, social media posts, and defense delays
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Stigma of HIV, queer relations in Cinemalaya’s ‘Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam’
Many individuals living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remain marginalized, struggling to find acceptance and a place within society due to persistent stigma and discrimination. Since the country’s first reported HIV infection in 1984, the Philippines has documented 168,079 confirmed HIV cases wherein 158,670 (94%) involved males, while 9,399, (6%) involved females. There are 4,633
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7 nuclear power plants: Potential sites bared by DOE
MANILA, Philippines — Four years after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. first called for a fresh look at nuclear power, the country is moving closer to a decision on whether, where and how to build its first operating nuclear power plant. Seven potential sites in five provinces have been identified by the government as it studies
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Cavite LGUs suspend classes as habagat brings heavy rains
LUCENA CITY — Fourteen local governments in Cavite province suspended classes in public and private schools on Friday (Aug. 14), due to inclement weather brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon. Among them are Bacoor City, Cavite City, Trece Martires City, Imus City, Dasmariñas City, and the municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, Tanza, Rosario, Naic, Maragondon, General
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Good vibes powering Djokovic return to Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, United States — Novak Djokovic brings a boatload of good memories into this edition of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters, an event he has won three times. The 38-year-old Serbian is using the tournament as his only official tune-up for the August 30 start of the US Open, taking to the court for the first
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Taal Volcano logs 15 earthquakes after weeklong lull
LUCENA CITY — After a week of relative calm, Taal Volcano in Batangas province recorded 15 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Aug. 14. The Phivolcs morning bulletin indicates that the earthquakes were accompanied by three volcanic tremor episodes lasting between two
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LPA may form inside PAR by Sunday or early next week, enhancing habagat
MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) may form inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) between Sunday and early next week, which is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat, the state weather bureau said on Friday. In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration
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