MAGALLANES, Cavite: The local government unit (LGU) here is gradually opening its doors to tourists while observing safety and health standards to avoid the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Offering a getaway is Buhay Forest (Life in the Forest) in Barangay San Agustin of this town, 71 kilometers away from Manila and a perfect […]
Crater glow Mayon explosion indicator
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: The country’s most active volcano, Mount Mayon was exhibiting faint crater glow again three years after it erupted. The crater glow has been observed for three weeks now, starting on Jan. 6, 2021 with the second sighting on Jan. 8, 2021 and the latest sighting on Thursday night as it also registered […]
Bong Go helps Bulacan fire victims
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on January 19 personally visited Sitio Bukid in Barangay Tabing Ilog, Marilao, Bulacan to assist and check the welfare of the victims of a major fire incident on January 14. “You know, life is harder these days. Last month, there was a typhoon, flooding, and now we have this fire […]
LGU mulls case vs UK balikbayan
BACOLOD CITY: Five Negrenses might face legal action from the provincial government for their failure to disclose that they returned from the United Kingdom, Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Wednesday. He bared that the five returning overseas Filipinos allegedly did not tell authorities that they came from the UK before going back […]
Tawi-Tawi nickel island mined out
ZAMBOANGA CITY: A satellite photo of the southern Philippine island of Tumbagaan in Tawi-Tawi’s Languyan town shows the devastation caused by nickel mining there. The Google Maps photo accessed by The Manila Times shows about 90 percent of the island had been mined. But the different shades of colors of the island, which was once […]
Villar lauds ‘clean’ Region1 officials
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan: Secretary Mark Villar on Monday commended officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 1, headed by Regional Director Ronnel Tan, for their outstanding performance in the implementation of various infrastructure projects within their respective jurisdictions. The DPWH chief made the statement during the inauguration and blessing of […]
Olongapo police chief sacked
OLONGAPO CITY: Col. Randy Arceo, Olongapo City Police Office director, has been relieved of his official duties effective January 15 because police officers under his lead were allegedly involved in a shabu factory. Police Regional Office 3 Director BGen. Valeriano de Leon announced this on Friday, as the suspects were under his command. De Leon […]
Talisay tree: Planting for the future in Palayan City
IN September 2011, a group of Palayan City National High School students submitted a study entitled “Investigation of Selected Physical Properties of Talisay Seed Oil.” The paper was presented by Maria Elaine Ramos, Niña Jemia Cortez and Rizza Mae Riaza to the regional scientific review committee as an official entry to the Science and Technology […]
All of Cagayan to gain from P500-M vaccines
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: Governor Manuel Mamba on Friday said he is willing to allot a P500-million budget for the purchase of vaccines for all Cagayanos with no prioritization as protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Once the Covid-19 vaccine is available in the country, he added, the provincial government will purchase enough for all […]
Puerto Galera allocates P50M for Covid vaccines
CALAPAN CITY, Mindoro Oriental: Puerto Galera, through the recommendation of the Municipal Development Council (MDC), has allotted P50 million for the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines. Mayor Rocky Ilagan told The Manila Times that on Friday, during the special meeting of the MDC, a resolution was passed, recommending to the executive to allocate […]
Davao gets P40-M grant for affected workers
DAVAO CITY: The city government here is opening over 6,000 slots for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (Tupad) program for Dabawenyos who are out of work following the implementation of the anti-coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) measures. The slots for Tupad were opened after the city received a P40-million grant from the Barangay Ko, […]
President stops mine operations in Tawi-Tawi
President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended all mining operations on an island in Tawi-Tawi province in southern Mindanao that has been “completely devastated” because of quarrying activities, according to a Malacañang official. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles on Tuesday said Duterte issued the directive to government agencies during a full Cabinet meeting on Monday after he […]
Sulu bars Malaysians from Sabah
SULU Gov. Sakur Tan has barred travellers from Malaysia and locked down his province to prevent the entry of the new strain of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) following the emergence of a new strain of the virus in Sabah. Tan said he temporarily closed the province to civilians coming from Sabah to pre-empt the […]
Bong Go helps vendors in Misamis Oriental
THE Office of Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on January 6 extended assistance to some 200 public market vendors in Opol, Misamis Oriental. The market vendors received meals, food packs, masks, face shields and vitamins. Go’s team ensured that the relief activity was conducted in compliance with the necessary health and safety protocols to avoid […]
Iconic Philippine Eagle Pag-asa passes away
DAVAO CITY: The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) announced the passing of 28-year-old Philippine eagle Pag-asa on Jan. 6, 2021 at 8:03 p.m. PEF Executive Director Dennis Salvador said Pag-asa succumbed to infections associated with Trichomoniasis and Aspergillosis, which are both fatal to raptors. He added that treatment was done over a week ago, but Pag-asa […]
Marawi City rehab moves forward – Villar
THE Rehabilitation of Marawi City, which was ruined by local pro-Islamic State forces a few years ago, is gaining fast with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday announcing that two contract packages for the Marawi Transcentral Roads will be completed by February 2021. Despite a challenging 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, […]
‘Stay safe, go home and plant camote’
TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija: In times past, when you wanted to rub it in on a brother or a daughter, who fell short of high expectations as the boy or girl most likely, you would tell him or her, “Go home and plant camote.” Home usually meant the probinsya (province) where the big disappointment of a […]
Apo Whang-od’s tattoos not for commercial use
BAGUIO CITY: The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has intervened in the unauthorized commercial release of tattoo designs made by far the oldest, world-renowned Kalinga tattoo artist Apo Whang-od. The NCIP clarified with the 104-year-old Apo Apo Whang-od if she knew the terms included in the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) she allegedly signed with […]
PNP dismisses 9 policemen over death of soldiers in Jolo
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday announced the dismissal of the nine police officers involved in the killing of four Army officers in Jolo, Sulu in June 2020. PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas approved the dismissal of the nine police officers effective immediately, PNP spokesman BGen. Ildebrandi Usana has confirmed that the said cops […]
Go aids workers in Davao City
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go ended 2020 giving aid to over 300 workers in Davao City as he urged employers to keep workplaces safe and implement proper health protocols. The senator and his team spent Rizal Day at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Davao City, distributing relief supplies to workers, who […]