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Month: July 2024

School opening pushing through on Monday: PBBM

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 dur…

DepEd: 738 disaster-affected schools to postpone school opening

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said 738 schools are expected to postpone the scheduled opening of classes for school year 2024-2025 on July 29 due to the effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina.

Of th…

Senate panel to continue POGO hearings

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 Preside…

UV Green Lancers win basketball title in PRISAA National Games

LEGAZPI CITY: University of Visayas pulled off a 97-71 victory over Bicol University in the men’s basketball final at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation as Central Visayas ended its campaign in the senior division of the 2024 Private Schools Athletic …

Water sources in BARMM flooded areas test positive for E. coli

COTABATO CITY: The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) on Friday urged residents in flooded areas to boil drinking and cooking water after samples tested positive for E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteri…

‘Code White’ up in Ilocos for typhoon-related emergencies

MALASIQUI: The Department of Health (DOH) has placed all public health facilities in the Ilocos Region under a Code White status to respond to emergencies and provide immediate assistance and guidance in health emergency response situations amid the h…