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School opening pushing through on Monday: PBBM
July 26, 2024, 2:58 pm Updated on July 26, 2024, 3:27 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the opening of classes in public schools will push through as planned but the decision to postpone for areas hit-hard by Super Typhoon Carina would depend on school authorities. In a chance interview during his site visit in the storm-stricken… Read More
Senate panel to continue POGO hearings
July 26, 2024, 2:42 pm
MANILA – The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality chaired by Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros is set to continue its investigation on Philippine Offshore and Gaming Operations (POGOs) even after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. declared a total… Read More
PDEA: Seized narcotics under Marcos admin top P45.6-B
July 26, 2024, 1:32 pm
MANILA – The Marcos administration's anti-drug campaign has so far netted a total of PHP45.68 billion worth of narcotics, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported on Friday. In its latest report, PDEA said this includes 5,945.67 kg. of shabu, 74.60 kg. of cocaine, 105,873 ecstasy… Read More
DSWD gears up for full automation of Disaster Response Command Center
July 26, 2024, 1:25 pm Updated on July 26, 2024, 4:26 pm
MANILA – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday ordered the agency’s Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) to ensure the full automation of the inventory management of the Disaster Response Command Center (DRCC), which President Ferdinand R.… Read More
Congress to provide immediate funding for Navotas floodgate repair
July 26, 2024, 1:09 pm
MANILA – House Speaker Martin Romualdez has directed the House Committee on Appropriations to provide immediate funding for the repair of the Tangos-Tanza Navigational Gate in Navotas City, which was damaged last June and worsened flooding in Metro Manila during Typhoon Carina. Romualdez… Read More
Mayor orders dismantling of Makati 'Gil Tulog Avenue' signages
July 26, 2024, 12:56 pm
MANILA – The controversial "Gil Tulog Avenue" signages in Makati City have reverted to the original "Gil Puyat Avenue" as ordered by Mayor Abby Binay. In a Facebook post on Friday, Binay apologized to the family of the former Senate president. She said city officials who issued the permit… Read More
Marikina flood victims receive relief packs from Senate spouses
July 26, 2024, 12:18 pm
MANILA – The Senate Spouses Foundation, Inc. (SSFI) on Friday distributed relief packs to some 2,600 residents of Marikina City who were displaced by flood brought by Super Typhoon Carina. The relief operation was led by SSFI President Heart Evangelista-Escudero, SSFI officers Special Envoy to… Read More
Blinken condoles with PH typhoon victims, says US ready to provide aid
July 26, 2024, 11:49 am
MANILA – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday conveyed his sympathies to the Philippines after the devastation caused by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon, which killed 14 people and injured two. In a call with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo,… Read More
PNP working with DICT on takedown of fake PBBM video
July 26, 2024, 11:09 am
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is working with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the possible takedown of a video circulating on social media showing a man sniffing a powdery substance from a small cup. “Doon sa video ng isang lalaki na… Read More
DMW monitors OFWs' situation as 'Gaemi' batters Taiwan
July 26, 2024, 9:38 am
MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is ready to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan who may have been affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Gaemi (formerly Carina). In a news release Thursday evening, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the department… Read More
‘Habagat' to dampen Luzon, Visayas
July 26, 2024, 8:13 am
MANILA – Luzon and the Visayas will continue to experience rains due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the weather bureau said Friday. "This will affect mostly the western section of Northern Luzon," Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)… Read More
DSWD to provide recovery phase interventions to affected families
July 25, 2024, 10:32 pm
MANILA – A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured that the agency will also assist Typhoon Carina-affected families during the recovery phase. “From the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA), we could determine kung ano pa… Read More
China welcomes banning of POGO
July 25, 2024, 10:05 pm
MANILA – The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s declaration to ban all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), which have been linked to various illegal activities such as scams and human trafficking. “We have noted President Marcos’… Read More
Lawmakers want flood control policies assessed
July 25, 2024, 9:49 pm
MANILA – The House Committee on Metro Manila Development (MMD) and Manila 2nd District Representative Rolando Valeriano on Thursday called for an immediate committee hearing to assess the massive flooding and extensive damage brought by the onslaught of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest… Read More
Romualdez leads relief distribution to flood-hit families in NCR
July 25, 2024, 9:47 pm
MANILA – Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, in coordination with Tingog Party-list, on Thursday led the distribution of relief packs and financial aid to thousands of evacuees in several parts of Metro Manila affected by floods brought about by Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.… Read More
BI: POGO foreign workers not to be refunded of working visa fee
July 25, 2024, 8:59 pm
MANILA – Foreign nationals employed in the Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) and internet gaming licenses (IGL) companies will not be refunded of payment for their working visas, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday. Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval made the remark a… Read More
BuCor: All PDLs safe, accounted for after Carina
July 25, 2024, 8:48 pm
MANILA – All persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) throughout the country's prisons are all safe and accounted for after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said Thursday. In a statement, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. reported that "all… Read More
NIA: More high dams needed vs. flooding
July 25, 2024, 8:09 pm
MANILA – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Thursday underscored the need for more high dams to alleviate the impacts of severe flooding, following the effects of the typhoon-enhanced southwest monsoon. During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen… Read More
DepEd: Class opening in disaster-affected public schools postponed
July 25, 2024, 7:52 pm
MANILA – The opening of classes in public schools affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina will be postponed, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara said Thursday. "Some schools will really have to postpone their openings kasi maraming aayusin at… Read More
PCO: All hands on deck to help typhoon-hit families
July 25, 2024, 7:36 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has assured that all government agencies are on alert in addressing the needs and concerns of families affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat, particularly those in the hard-to-reach areas.… Read More
