Classes suspended in Albay towns due to heavy rains
LEGAZPI CITY — Classes in all levels were suspended in Manito and Bacacay towns in Albay on Tuesday morning due to heavy rains brought by the Tail End of Cold Front. ADVERTISEMENT Joebert Daria, head of the Manito Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said from Sunday night to Monday afternoon, the towns […]
Motorcycle taxis ownership issues, pilot test to be raised in Senate hearing
RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines — Issues surrounding motorcycle taxis like ownership as well as updates on the on-going pilot run will be raised in a hearing set next week at the Senate. The Senate public services committee is scheduled to hold the hearing next Tuesday, January 14, on bills that seek to regulate motorcycles […]
Fire razes residential-commercial building in Tondo
Photo from BFP-PIO MANILA, Philippines — Fire hit a residential-commercial building in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday morning, the city fire department said. In a phone interview with INQUIRER.net, an officer from the Manila City Fire Department said the blaze swept through the building which was located along Lakandula Street at 5:22 a.m. ADVERTISEMENT After more […]
Cloudy skies, scattered rains on Tuesday
[embedded content] MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and scattered rains may be experienced in some parts of the country on Tuesday, the weather bureau said. ADVERTISEMENT This as an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will affect Mindanao while a tail-end of a Cold Front (TECF) will affect Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, […]
Trump tests Congress’ war powers with strike against Iran
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump exit Air Force One on Sunday Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, following a trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate. (AP) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Iran is posing a gut check for Congress, brazenly testing whether the House and Senate will exert their own authority over […]
Gov’t drug war a ‘massive failure’ – Robredo
ROBREDO REPORT Vice President Leni Robredo reports on her 18 days as cochair of the Inter-Agency Committee onAnti-Illegal Drugs at her office in Quezon City on Monday. —JAM STA.ROSA MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs is a failure, with the government barely making a dent on the country’s narcotics problem despite […]
Mystery disease: China rules out SARS
AIRPORT CHECK Quarantine officers wearing face masks scan passengers arriving from Thailand at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 as a precautionary measure against the mystery disease reported in China. —EDWIN BACASMAS BEIJING — China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that affected 59 people was not the flu-like virus severe acute respiratory […]
Bishops call for prayers as Australia bushfires continue
Catholic bishops on Monday asked the faithful to pray for Australia as catastrophic bushfires continue to blaze across the country. The Diocese of Balanga in Bataan has released a prayer in solidarity with the people in Australia. ADVERTISEMENT “In solidarity of the Diocese of Balanga to Australia, we have this prayer being recited in the […]
AFP monitors terror groups for threats of ‘sympathy attacks’
MANILA, Philippines — The military is watching local terrorist groups that may launch “sympathy attacks” after Iran vowed to avenge the US killing of its top general in Iraq, the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Monday. “Our first action is to monitor those affiliated [with terror groups]. […]
Group of lawmakers seeks quick renewal of ABS-CBN franchise
MANILA, Philippines — As the House leadership bides its time in dealing with the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise, a multipartisan group of lawmakers has pledged support for expediting the approval of nine pending bills extending the media giant’s license. Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Monday filed a House resolution urging the House legislative franchises committee […]