ITOGON, Benguet — Ifugao province recorded zero casualty in the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” (Mangkhut), but the Ifugaos are mourning the death of scores of their townmates in a landslide in Barangay Ucab in Itogon town in Benguet province. “We mourn this unfortunate incident. There was no recorded death in our province in Ifugao, but […]
6 die, over 60 missing as landslide buries houses in Cebu
CEBU CITY — At least six people, including a four-year-old child, were confirmed dead in a landslide early Thursday morning in the City of Naga, some 21 kilometers south of Cebu City. Jules Regner, Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) executive assistant, said the recorded number of fatalities was as of 2:15 […]
Iligan Catholics celebrate ‘politician-free’ fiesta
ILIGAN CITY — For 11 years now, the Catholic church here has not allowed politicians to take part in the “Pakanaug” rite, which is part of the city’s traditional religious event to start the nine-day novena for the annual fiesta celebration on September 27. Monsignor Rey Pati-an, rector of St. Michael’s Parish, said the absence […]
DOJ indicts Espenido, 2 others for homicide over 2017 Ozamiz raid
MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Ozamiz City Police head Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido and two other police officers over the death of six persons in a police operation in the city in June 2017. In a 10-page resolution dated July 30, 2018 penned by DOJ Assistant State Prosecutor Loverhette Jeffrey Villordon, but […]
108 Filipinos under UAE amnesty program arrive in Manila
MANILA — A total of 108 Filipinos from Dubai who availed of the amnesty program of the United Arab Emirates government arrived in Manila on Wednesday. The latest batch, composed of an infant and 107 overseas Filipino workers. This brings to 838 the total number of Filipinos repatriated since August 2018. The amnesty program of […]
PTFoMS to ask Facebook to take down page over journo harassment
DAVAO CITY–The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said it will ask Facebook to take down Phil Leaks, a page account that has been posting threats against a Mindanao-based journalist. “We will red flag the account and ask FB to take it down,” PTFoMS Executive Director and Undersecretary Joel Egco said in text message […]
BFAR eyes more ‘galunggong’ imports
MANILA –– The government is mulling to import more “galunggong” or round scad fish, given the prevailing lean fishing season and the upcoming no-catching season for the Filipinos’ staple fish, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Monday. “We’re looking into the demand for ‘galunggong’ nationwide,” BFAR national director Eduardo Gongona said on […]
Fox asks BI to overturn denial of missionary visa extension
MANILA — Australian nun Patricia Anne Fox on Monday asked the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to reverse its decision rejecting her request for the renewal of her missionary. In a six-page motion for reconsideration, Fox’ camp argued argued that contrary to the ruling of the BI, the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) it has entered into […]
Davao City sends humanitarian aid to typhoon victims
DAVAO CITY — Davao City has once again showed its readiness to help areas devastated by calamities as the city government on Monday pooled resources for 10,000 food packs for the victims of Typhoon Ompong. “Davao City and the Dabawenyos are always willing and ready to help other provinces in times of calamities,” Mayor Sara […]
‘Ompong’-affected families now at 63.7K
MANILA — Typhoon Ompong has so far affected 63,769 families or 250,036 persons residing in 1,403 barangays in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Cordillera regions and the National Capital Region (NCR), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its 6 a.m. update on Sunday. Of the figure, 34,169 families […]
Fake Cebu dentist arrested
CEBU CITY — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-7) in Central Visayas on Thursday arrested a fake dentist in an entrapment operation in Barangay Pardo here. Arrested for practicing dental medicine without a license was Karen Sombilon Bucog, 35, of Holy Cross, Pardo, Cebu City. Acting on the complaint of Marie Grace Brioso and […]
Davao City traffic body nets 100K violators in a year
DAVAO CITY – The City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) here has recorded over 100,000 traffic violators as the implementation of the Traffic Citation Tickets turns one year on Thursday, September 13. Of the 107,531 violators, 66,714 were drivers and 40,817 were jaywalkers, said CTTMO Chief Dionisio Abude. Abude said that of the 66,714 […]
Health emergency teams ready for Ompong
MANILA — Health emergency response teams are on standby and ready for deployment in preparation for typhoon “Ompong,” the Department of Health (DOH) said in its report to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Thursday. DOH said it also issued health advisories and prepositioned assorted medicines in the provinces or regions that will […]