Floods hit parts of Manila on Monday due to a downpour caused by a localized thunderstorm, the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) said. Affected areas are: •United Nation Avenue •Quirino Avenue •Ma.Orosa Street Corner Padre Burgos •Natividad Lopez Street •Villegas Street •Ayala Blvd. Corner Taft Avenue. The public …
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Israel envoy seeks PH support
Israel, through its diplomatic mission in Manila, on Sunday asked for an expression of support from the Philippine government as fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas rages. In a media briefing via Zoom, Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said that they expect their Filipino friends in the government …
Read More »AFP: Plan in place to stop Chinese meddling in WPS resupply missions
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has a plan to stop or reduce Chinese interference in its resupply missions to its outposts in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), its spokesman said Saturday, as he slammed China’s latest “indisputable sovereignty” claim over the Spratly Islands. AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar …
Read More »AFP refutes China’s ‘indisputable’ sea claim
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday repudiated China’s claim of “indisputable sovereignty” over the Ayungin Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that is located 105 nautical miles west of Palawan. “The use of the word ‘indisputable’ is itself disputable for the reason that number one, …
Read More »PH rises to 56th in global index for innovation
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that the Philippines rose three notches in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023 rankings, placing 56th overall. Over the past five years, the country has been considered an outperformer, surpassing expectations on innovation relative to its level of economic development among …
Read More »Pinoys in Israel told to follow war alert guidelines; DFA monitors situation
At a Glance The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv is closed starting Oct. 7 until further notice. The Israeli government declared a “State of War” following the Palestinian group Hamas’s surprise land and air attacks on Oct. 7. The Philippine Embassy in Israel has advised Filipinos in the Holy Land …
Read More »DFA verifies abduction of Filipinos in Israel
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verifying the reported abduction of Filipino workers allegedly by Hamas militants who have launched a massive attack on Israel. Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv received “unconfirmed reports” that some Filipinos working near the Israeli border …
Read More »Probe into discovery of 2 cadavers in Thailand inside container van from PH starts
Philippine authorities are still conducting an investigation to identify the persons behind the shipping of two cadavers that were discovered inside a container van in Thailand last week. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) confirmed the discovery of a male and a female decomposing bodies based on coordination with their counterparts …
Read More »Actor arrested for syndicated estafa
Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested actor Ricardo Cepeda in Caloocan City on charges of syndicated estafa. Cepeda, 58, who is Richard Cesar Go in real life, was nabbed on October 7, a QCPD report issued on Sunday said. He …
Read More »‘1.5 million tons of palay could be lost to El Niño’
NIA: Huge threat to irrigation systems in 7 regions About 1.5 million metric tons of palay (unhusked rice) could be lost due to El Niño’s threat to irrigation systems, a projection by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) showed. Josephine Salazar, NIA officer-in-charge and Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector, …
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