TACLOBAN Residents of Barangay San Agustin in Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte, can now enjoy lighting and power after a community solar charging system was installed in their island town two months after Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) devastated the island. At the same time, residents of Suva, the capital of Fiji…
The Philippines confirmed eight new bird flu outbreaks in Luzon, half of which were recorded in the southern part of the island region, with over 2,000 quails and ducks dying from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1. In its latest follow-up report to the World Organisation for Animal Health,…
In line with the celebration of International Waste Pickers Day, pro-environmental groups and organizations launched on Wednesday, Mar. 2, a second e-waste treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facility for old electronic devices in Dampalit, Malabon. The TSD project aims to protect the communitie
PROJECT INSPECTION. Public Works and Highways acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado (right) checks on the progress of projects being implemented in Pampanga on Friday (Jan. 21, 2022). He was welcomed by officials and employees of the department led by DPWH Regional Director Roseller Tolentino (center). (Photo courtesy of DPWH-Central Luzon) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The PHP245.43-million bypass road in this province designed to provide an alternative route for motorists coming from Magalang to Angeles City and vice versa, is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado personally inspected on Friday the ongoing Angeles-Magalang bypass road project which is now on its final stage. Started in 2019, the project includes the development of two-lane and four-lane roads with a total length of 2.605 kilometers, of which 1,080 kilometers are already existing, and the construction of the North Luzon Expres
CAMP GEN. ALEJO S. SANTOS, Bulacan - Three individuals were arrested in separate police operations in this province for violating the gun ban on Tuesday. The gun ban is enforced by the Commission on Elections in connection with the May 9 polls. In a police report on Wednesday, Col. Rommel Javier Ochave, acting provincial director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, said the suspects were identified as Kyle Christian Mendones, of Barangay Lias, and Nomer Mendoza, of Barangay Ibayo, both in Marilao town, and Marcelo Yambot, a former barangay watchman of Barangay San Agustin, San Miguel town. The Marilao police launched "Oplan Sita" along Lias Road after receiving an intelligence report that Mendones often carried a gun and illegally fired it in Barangay Lambakin which alarmed the residents. During verification, Ochave said Mendones failed to present pertinent documents for his .45-caliber pistol and motorcycle. Meanwhile, an anti-illegal drug operation by the Station Drug