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Cordillera, Apayao disaster response units on red alert for 'Nando' 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
MANILA, Aug. 27 — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday announced that all disaster response units in the Cordillera region and Apayo went on red alert for Tr...
'Nando' gains strength, Batanes under Signal no.2 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
MANILA, Aug. 27 — Public storm warning signal no. 2 was raised over the Batanes group of island as Tropical Storm "Nando" (Kong-Rey) has gained strength and continues to move in a north northwest dire...
JV Ejercito cheers on rallysists, says he wants to hear them out 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
MANILA, Aug. 27 — Senator Joseph Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito was among the few senators who showed support for the Million People March at the Luneta on Monday, expressing his desire to hear them out. Ejerc...
Solons push for more transparent use of public funds 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
By Jelly Musico MANILA, Aug. 26 (PNA) -– Amid a strong call for the abolition of the pork barrel, several members of the Philippine Senate Monday called for more transparency in the use of public fun...
Body count in Cebu sea tragedy remains at 81 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
MANILA, Aug 26 — The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday said the body count in the Cebu sea collision remains at 81. According to the PCG public affairs office, technical divers did not conduct search ...
DOH directs MM hospitals to report leptospirosis, dengue, diarrhea cases ASAP 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
By Azer Parrocha MANILA, Aug 26 (PNA) — Metro Manila hospitals were urged by the Dept. of Health on Monday to boost the reporting of leptospirosis, dengue and diarrhea cases and submit them to their ...
MMDA set to put up more pumping stations in San Juan City 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
By Christopher Lloud T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug 26 (PNA) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Monday that the agency is set to put up more pumping stations in San Juan City afte...
(2nd Lead) Nando intensifies into tropical storm 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
By Lloyd Caliwan MANILA, Aug 26 (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday most parts of Luzon including Metro Manila will experience...
(Lead) DSWD prepositions P125.5 M as emergency relief assistance for Nando victims 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
MANILA, Aug. 26 — About P125.5 million worth of emergency relief assistance is prepositioned by the Dept. of Social Welfare and Development as available augmentation for possible victims of tropical d...
(Lead) Pilot miscalculated Kalibo runway; airport operations back to normal 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
, Aug 26 — Airline officials Monday were looking at pilot error as the cause of the freak accident which involved a Seair A320 plane heading from Kalibo to Singapore, and not Manila as earlier reporte...
