Manila: Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Gorio maintained its strength, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gustiness of up to 135 kph, the weather bureau said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Monday. The STS con…
Vatican city: Pope Leo XIV has hailed the newly signed peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, calling it a ‘sign of hope’ and urging world leaders to reject war as a means of resolving conflicts. Speaking after the Sunday Angelus, the Pope ap…
Batanes: A number of Chinese warships and coast guard vessels were detected and subjected to radio challenge and monitoring last week off Batanes province, the Philippine Navy (PN) bared on Monday.
According to Philippines News Agency, the PN’s Nort…
Laguna: San Miguel Corporation president and chief executive officer Ramon S. Ang and Laguna Governor Sol Aragones have agreed to join forces to address persistent flooding issues through a major river widening and dredging project that will not incur…
Central luzon: Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 operatives confiscated 250 loose firearms and arrested 115 individuals during an intensified campaign against illegal and unregistered firearms across Central Luzon from June 20 to August 9.
According to…
Manila: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that prices of basic commodities at a wet market and supermarket in Manila are compliant with the suggested retail price (SRP) being implemented by the gove…
Balabagan: Police authorities in Lanao del Sur have deployed plainclothes and uniformed personnel near the lone public tertiary school in Balabagan town following the Aug. 4 killing of a school teacher. In a radio interview, Lanao del Sur police direc…
Manila: Deputy Speaker and National Unity Party chairperson Ronaldo Puno has proposed the establishment of a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) to conduct a comprehensive review of the 1987 Constitution. The aim is to address ‘enduring ambiguities’ an…
Taal: Taal Volcano continues to release high seismic energy, and a sudden phreatic or phreatomagmatic eruption could occur at any time, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) chief warned Monday. For the past 24 hours, five …