Meralco assures public of 24/7 service during the enhanced community quarantine period
The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) today assured the public that it will keep the lights on and continue to serve its customers, operating 24/7 to ensure uninterrupted distribution of power during the 30-day community quarantine (15 March to 14 April 2020) and enable business continuity amid the lockdown. Prior to the implementation of the enhanced […]
Aid breakdown: Low-income families in NCR to get P8,000; others P5,000-P6,500
MANILA, Philippines — It seems that only low-income families in the National Capital Region (NCR) would receive the P8,000 cash subsidy under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act while those in other regions would receive P5,000 to P6,500. This was based on the breakdown released Tuesday by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda. To […]
Duterte reports to Congress: P5,000 cash aid released to displaced workers
DISPLACED workers have started receiving their P5,000 cash aid for March through remittance centers of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). This was part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s report to Congress with regard to the first week of implementation of the Bayanihan Act, Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd said on Tuesday. The Bayanihan to Heal as […]
US man teaching dog how to drive arrested after high-speed chase
LOS ANGELES: A resident of the western US state of Washington was arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man’s pit bull behind the wheel. The incident unfolded Sunday afternoon after police received calls about a driver hitting two vehicles in an area south of Seattle and then speeding […]
Olongapo puts up more ‘talipapa’ to keep people at villages
To ensure that residents won’t need to move away from their villages, the Olongapo government put up more satellite wet markets in 17 barangays. PHOTO BY Joanna Rose Aglibot OLONGAPO CITY –– Small wet markets or ‘talipapa’ have been put up in 17 villages of this city to decongest the public markets and prevent the […]
‘Megxit’: Harry and Meghan formally quit royal life
LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on Tuesday, as they start a controversial new life in the United States. The couple have already relocated to California, according to reports, after announcing in January that they intended to quit royal life and “work to […]
Christian church opens main facility for frontliners
An evangelical Christian church has opened its main building as a facility for frontline health care workers. In a Facebook post on Monday night, Victory Christian Fellowship, whose offices are in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, said the move was to house health care workers in two nearby hospitals. “We are opening our building in […]
Abra blocks entry of residents who walked from Manila
BAGUIO CITY –– Abra province on Tuesday (March 31) has blocked over 30 of its residents who have now been stranded outside the Tangadan Tunnel in San Quintin town due to its strict quarantine protocols. Around 23 of them have been walking from Metro Manila since March 20, often attempting to hitchhike with delivery trucks […]
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021. The announcement comes less than a week after organizers were forced to delay the Games under heavy pressure from athletes and sports federations as the global outbreak […]
New York gets hospital ship as coronavirus accelerates in US
NEW YORK: A military hospital ship arrived in New York Monday as America’s coronavirus epicenter gears up for the peak of the pandemic, with emergency restrictions extended as the national death toll passed 3,000. The navy’s 1,000-bed USNS Comfort docked at a Manhattan pier as more US states enforced stay-at-home orders after President Donald Trump […]