Show them you care
IF you know someone who often gives you tips and reminders, that person must be concerned about you. People show concern in different ways, but one thing is for…
Filipinos turn Taal Volcano ash, plastic trash into bricks
BINAN City, Laguna – Ash spewed by Taal Volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country's persistent problems of pollution and…
PAGASA: ‘Amihan’ dominates
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration does not see the formation of a low-pressure area or tropical cyclone that may affect the country in the next two to…
Boy killed in motorcycle accident
A 17-year-old boy was killed while his 16-year-old companion was injured when their motorcycle figured in an accident in Pasay City yesterday. The Pasay police identified the fatality as Raizaldy…
Duterte warns water firms vs filing TROs
President Duterte on Friday warned owners of water concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water against filing Temporary Restraining Orders against the government or he will be forced to arrest them. Duterte…
Jiro Manio arrested in alleged stabbing incident
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG ---- AUTHORITIES nabbed former child actor Jiro Manio Friday night after allegedly stabbing a man in Marikina City. According to reports, the 27-year-old father of two, was…
Duterte to check LRT contract next
President Duterte on Friday said that he will look into the contract of the Light Rail Transit with the government next as he expressed anew his frustration over the onerous…
Taal displaces people, affects livelihoods
AMADEO, Cavite (AFP) – Decimated fish, scarred coffee plants, and vanished tourists: The Taal Volcano eruption in the has inflicted significant damage on the livelihoods of thousands and is expected…
Number of Taal evacuees swells
BATANGAS CITY – Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas has mobilized virtually all the local government employees down to the barangay level as the number of evacuees continue to swell amid the…
Taal calms but threat remains
By ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN Despite weaker activities observed on Taal Volcano's surface, volcanic tremors continued to be felt in the area, signifying a movement of magma underneath that could lead…
Leni, Mocha word war up
The word war between Vice President Leni Robredo and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) deputy administrator Mocha Uson has escalated over the donations of Angat Buhay partners for the victims…
P1-B fake cigarettes seized in Nueva Ecija raid
A warehouse in Nueva Ecija allegedly being used to manufacture counterfeit cigarettes and manned by around 20 Chinese and 100 Filipino workers was raided by the Bureau of Customs yesterday.…
Gordon wants more serious raps vs Albayalde
Sen. Richard Gordon yesterday urged the Department of Justice to file more serious charges against retired Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde over the controversial anti-drug operation in…
Taal eruption displaces over 16,000 families
By CHARISSA M. LUCI-ATIENZA The number of persons displaced by the Taal Volcano’s phreatic eruption in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (CALABARZON) Region increased to over 70,000, the Department…
Batangas seeks aid from China
BATANGAS CITY – The provincial government of Batangas is seeking assistance from China, through a grant or a soft loan, for the recovery and rehabilitation of the areas severely damaged…
