MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook Mindanao last week has risen to 65, as of 6 a.m. on Monday, June 15, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) deputy administrator Raffy Alejandro said in a press briefing. Thirty-six were reported missing, and 1,400 were reported injured from the earthquake in

TACLOBAN CITY— A late-night fire razed a residential area in Ormoc City, Leyte, leaving dozens of families homeless after destroying 30 houses and a classroom-laboratory building in Barangay Naugan on Sunday night. The third-alarm fire broke out in Purok 3 at around 11:52 p.m., rapidly spreading through a densely populated community and causing an estimated

Gambling at Wake Gatherings Not Exempt From Anti-Illegal Gambling Law, Police Remind Public The Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) has reminded the public that gambling activities held during wake gatherings are not exempted from anti-illegal gambling law.  The clarification was made as authorities continue to strengthen efforts against illegal gambling across the province.  According to Police Captain Aubrey ... Read more

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Two motorcycle taxi riders in Huai Kwang area of Bangkok were killed and another was injured in a shooting early yesterday morning, June 14, following a dispute over a fare with an off-duty Border Patrol Police officer. The incident occurred at about 2.50am on a roadside in Soi Prachasongkroh 38 near Huai Khwang Market in …

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MANILA, Philippines — According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), more than 720,000 people were impacted by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Mindanao on June 8. Based on the latest situation report from the NDRRMC regarding the impacts of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Maasim, Sarangani, approximately 724,000 people, or

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Senator Francis Escudero is urging the national government to prioritize non-tax revenue measures to strengthen long-term fiscal stability instead of imposing new taxes that would ultimately be passed on to the public. The Philippines has various indigenous resources, said Escudero, and these could be developed not only to generate additional government

MANILA – The Visayas grid is placed under yellow alert status anew Monday as the unavailability of four major coal-fired power plants left the region with insufficient contingency reserves. According to an advisory from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the yellow alert will run from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., with available

BACOLOD CITY—The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has begun drone and manual spraying of insecticides in sugarcane fields in Isabela, Negros Occidental, to contain the spread of the highly destructive red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI). Sugar Board Member David Andrew Lizares Sanson said on Sunday that spraying operations started last week in several barangays in Isabela

MANILA, Philippines — Only Ateneo de Manila University athletics director Em Fernandez personally appeared before the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Camp Crame on Monday morning. That is for the investigation into the fatal drowning of men’s basketball team players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, according to Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. Head coach

Claudine Barreto expressed admiration for Gretchen Barretto Optimum Star Claudine Barretto was asked about her older sister, Gretchen Barretto, and here’s what she said. Claudine and Gretchen’s sisterhood went through a tough time when a conflict arose between them. Fortunately, they were able to patch things up and even got closer. For many years now, ... Read more

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