Lottery

Lone player bags P20.9-M Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot won on Friday

MANILA, Philippines—A lone bettor won the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot in Friday night’s draw. There was no winner in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw. The winning combination of the Mega Lotto 6/45 draw is 14-20-19-31-02-11, with a jackpot prize of ₱20.90 million. Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw result: 47-54-26-10-05-36. Jackpot prize:

Read More »

3 killed in string of Bukidnon shootings

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Three people were killed in separate shooting incidents across Bukidnon over three days, prompting police to launch investigations and manhunts for the suspects, authorities said Friday. The latest victim, a 34-year-old woman, was shot dead while riding her motorcycle in Quezon town on Friday morning. READ: Bread vendor shot dead in

Read More »

Habagat to keep rains over W. Visayas until Saturday – Pagasa

  ILOILO CITY – Occasional rains will continue to affect Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental provinces through Saturday afternoon as the southwest monsoon or habagat, enhanced by Tropical Storm Kiyapo, persists over Western Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In its 8 p.m. weather bulletin, Pagasa said Kiyapo was

Read More »

Motorists warned of landslides, flooding on Iloilo-Antique roads

ILOILO CITY —Authorities on Friday urged motorists to exercise extreme caution when traveling between Iloilo and Antique as heavy rains triggered landslide threats, flooding and road damage along major routes connecting the two provinces. The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) advised commuters and motorists to avoid the Iloilo-Antique Road via Bukid

Read More »

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.

Read More »

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

Read More »

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

Read More »

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

Read More »

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

Read More »