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MANILA, Philippines — The water level in several dams across the country continued to rise on Monday, Aug. 10, as the enhanced southwest monsoon, or Habagat, brought intense rain and dampened different parts of Luzon. Based on data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Angat, San Roque, and Magat Dams recorded

MANILA, Philippines—The Marikina River remains under second alarm Monday afternoon after its water level rose to 16.4 meters as rains from the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continued to affect the area. The Marikina City government recorded the river level at 16.4 meters as of 2 p.m. on Aug. 10, or 1.6 meters below the 18-meter

A Russian woman received assistance from Thai police yesterday, August 9, after reportedly fleeing across the border into Chiang Rai to escape physical assault in Myanmar. Police are investigating possible links to a call centre scam gang. Officers from Mae Sai Police Station were called to a supermarket car park after the Russian woman was …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Households and businesses in Metro Cebu and nearby towns faced another round of possible power interruptions on Monday. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it may implement manual load dropping (MLD) across the Visayas grid from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., citing the non-availability of imported power from

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday urged the government to provide a full accounting of funds allocated for flood-control projects amid widespread flooding caused by persistent monsoon rains. “Karapatan ng bawat Pilipino na malaman kung saan napunta ang bawat pisong inilaan para sa flood control. Dapat malinaw kung saan ito napunta at

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is processing the benefits for the family of the police officer who died while rescuing two people from strong river currents in Negros Occidental. Police Master Sgt. Fernando Marfa died last Friday, Aug. 7, while conducting a river patrol amid heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Authorities seized P1.1 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes at a checkpoint in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte on Sunday afternoon. The contraband came from Zamboanga City and was bound for Agusan del Sur in the Caraga Region when intercepted at the Dalipuga checkpoint in Iligan City by operatives under

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday backed the account of his son, House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos, regarding his 2022 presidential campaign and an alleged power struggle that preceded the breakup of the UniTeam alliance. Over the weekend, the younger Marcos said three unnamed individuals allegedly sought

MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested two high-value individuals in a buy-bust operation in Makati City recovering 55 grams of suspected shabu worth P374,000, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Monday. The operation was conducted at around 8:16 p.m. on Sunday along H. Santos Street in Barangay Kasilawan, according to the NCRPO in

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Joel Villanueva has filed a bill seeking for part-time workers to receive similar rights and benefits that full-time employees have. Villanueva filed Senate Bill No. 2375, or the Part-Time Employment Act, on August 4, to amend the Labor Code so that it will have more specific provisions on part-time work. “This