MALASIQUI: The Department of Health (DOH) has placed all public health facilities in the Ilocos Region under a Code White status to respond to emergencies and provide immediate assistance and guidance in health emergency response situations amid the heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Super Typhoon Carina. A Code White alert status … Read more
DUMAGUETE CITY: Two of three murder cases involving radio commentators in Negros Oriental have been resolved or considered closed, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMs) said Friday. At the 2024 Visayas Media Summit, PTFoMS executive director Undersecretary Paul Gutierrez said the shooting of local broadcasters Edmund Sestoso and Cornelio Pepino were resolved already. … Read more
LEGAZPI CITY: University of Visayas pulled off a 97-71 victory over Bicol University in the men’s basketball final at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation as Central Visayas ended its campaign in the senior division of the 2024 Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Games here on Friday with 119 gold, 73 silver and 65 bronze … Read more
MANILA: The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged USD50,000 (around PHP2.9 million) to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to support its emergency operations in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Carina that enhanced the seasonal southwest monsoon, triggering massive flooding in Metro Manila on Wednesday. The humanitarian aid would help cover essential assistance and relief to … Read more
MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said 738 schools are expected to postpone the scheduled opening of classes for school year 2024-2025 on July 29 due to the effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina. Of the total, 442 are in Central Luzon, 206 are in the National Capital Region … Read more
LAOAG CITY: Government aid has already been distributed to 55,403 affected families or 214,213 individuals in the Ilocos Region, as damage in one of its provinces, Ilocos Norte, reached PHP221 million due to rains from the Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). Local authorities said Friday that the Department of Social Welfare and Development, local government … Read more