MANILA: Residents outside Kanlaon’s 4 km.-radius permanent danger zone (PDZ) are advised to prepare in case of increased volcanic activity, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Teresito Bacolcol said.

Phivolcs announ…

BACOLOD CITY: Flood-prone communities in Bacolod City and Binalbagan town in Negros Occidental stand to benefit from three flood mitigation structures worth PHP269.1 million funded by the national government.

Completed as of Wednesday are the PHP91-m…

DAVAO CITY: Two Chinese nationals were apprehended for bringing with them PHP2 million worth of illegal cigarettes here on Tuesday, police said.

In a statement, Col. Hansel Marantan, acting Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director, said the suspects,…

MANILA: Seven police officers and civilian employees were wounded in an explosion inside their station in Pampanga province.

In a report Wednesday, the Pampanga Provincial Police Office (PPO) said the incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday i…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expressed his support for the ‘Bayani ng Pilipinas (Hero of the Philippines)’ advocacy to promote farming in the country, Malacañang said Wednesday.

This, after the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC),…

MANILA: Several areas in Luzon will continue to experience rain showers caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the weather bureau said Wednesday.

Scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail over the Ilocos Region, Batanes, and Babuyan Islan…