Monthly Archives: December 2019
Ursula leaves 8 dead as heavy rains batter RP
Residents described it as reminiscent of Super typhoon Yolanda (International name Haiyan), that tropical cyclone which devastated huge swaths of the Philippine archipelago packing...
Number coding lifted for buses, private cars
MANILA, Philippines – The number coding for provincial buses and private vehicles has been lifted by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) starting today...
‘Ursula’ enters PAR
MANILA, Philippines – The weather state bureau Pagasa reported Monday (23 December 2019) storm Signal No. 1 was raised in parts of Visayas and...
Prices of farm products go up as X’mas nears
Charge it to the law of supply and demand: “When demand is high, the price is high. When demand is low, the price is...
‘Going home for Christmas’
Passengers have started to mass up at the departure gates of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport hours ahead of their flights to make sure...
Oil price hikes on Christmas Eve
A new round of oil price hike will meet consumers on Christmas Eve based on advisories from several oil companies.
Gasoline prices, however, remain unchanged...
Shoe Capital plays host to 2020 Palarong Pambansa
MANILA, Philippines – It’s Marikina City’s turn to host the Palarong Pambansa in 2020.
This was confirmed Monday, 23 December 2019 through an official memorandum...
PH seeks Saudi’s help for repatriation of 200 distressed OFWs
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government has sought the assistance of the Saudi Social Welfare Agency (SSWA) in the repatriation of nearly 200 overseas...
3 Indons abducted by Abu Sayyaf rescued
MANILA, Philippines -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Spokesperson Marine Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said Sunday that two Indonesians who were abducted by...
6 of 8 Manila broadsheets make 15-day ceasefire truce as banner stories
MANILA, Philippines – Out of Metro Manila’s eight (8) broadsheet publications, six (6) reported about President Duterte’s unilateral ceasefire truce with the communist rebels.
Here...
