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After Minglanilla collision: Gungun Gica visits HPG-7

Dumanjug Mayor Efren Guntrano “Gungun” Gica visited the Highway Patrol Group in Central Visayas (HPG-7) headquarters on Friday, July 24, days after the road incident along the National Highway in Barangay Pakigne, Minglanilla.

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2019 SEA Games probe: NBI requests COA, SEC records

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has requested key documents from the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of its ongoing probe into alleged irregularities surrounding the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) and the 2019 SEA Games. In letters sent on July 21

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LIST: Canceled ferry trips due to Severe Tropical Storm Kiyapo

MANILA, Philippines — Several ferry trips were canceled on Friday due to Severe Tropical Storm Kiyapo, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said.  According to PPA, it does not cancel trips, noting that “trips are automatically canceled because ships are not allowed to sail” if the Philippine Coast Guard issues a “no sail policy.” With this,

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PH to keep engaging US after new tariff on exports – Palace

    MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration will continue engaging with the United States after Washington imposed an additional 12.5 percent tariff on Philippine exports, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Friday. In a Viber message, Castro said the government respects the US decision and will continue discussions while assessing the impact of the new

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Kiyapo intensifies into severe tropical storm; Signal No. 3 raised

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 was now raised over western portion of Babuyan Islands as Kiyapo intensified into a severe tropical storm on Friday evening, the state weather bureau said.  In its 8 p.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Kiyapo was last located

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PCG rescues 20 flood-stranded residents in Guimaras, Antique

ILOILO CITY – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescued 20 residents, including children, who were trapped by floodwaters during separate rescue operations in Guimaras and Antique just before dawn on Friday, July 24, as relentless rains triggered by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm Kiyapo inundated several communities in Western Visayas. The Coast Guard said

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