ON January 31, 2024, Action (A Child’s Trust is Ours to Nurture Incorporated) celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence with a special reception marking its significant milestone. Founded in 1994 by Yokota Hajime after his time in Zambales for the reconstruction efforts following the Mount Pinatubo eruption,…
MANILA - The northeast monsoon or "amihan" will continue to bring cloudy skies and rain showers in most parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, on Friday. Other affected areas include Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Ifugao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 4 a.m. weather bulletin. Localized thunderstorms will dampen Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are expected in these areas. (PNA) }
Office of Civil Defense-Bicol (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - At least six flooding incidents and a landslide were reported in the provinces of Camarines Sur and Albay on Saturday, according to the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5). Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-5 spokesperson, said in an interview that heavy rains were spawned by Tropical Depression Ester, which was earlier located east of Itbayat, Batanes. "Affected municipalities are Nabua, Baao and Buhi in the province of Camarines Sur, and Guinobatan, in the province of Albay," he said. Naz said five roads in the municipalities of Nabua, Baao, and Buhi in Camarines Sur were reported impassable due to flooding. "We are continuously monitoring and coordinating with the disaster risk reduction management offices of the affected provinces," he said. OCD Bicol advised local government units with high susceptibility to flood and landslide to monitor updates and implement countermeasures. As of the 11 a.m. bulletin of the
Office of Civil Defense-Bicol (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - At least six flooding incidents and a landslide were reported in the provinces of Camarines Sur and Albay on Saturday, according to the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5). Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-5 spokesperson, said in an interview that heavy rains were spawned by Tropical Depression Ester, which was earlier located east of Itbayat, Batanes. "Affected municipalities are Nabua, Baao and Buhi in the province of Camarines Sur, and Guinobatan, in the province of Albay," he said. Naz said five roads in the municipalities of Nabua, Baao, and Buhi in Camarines Sur were reported impassable due to flooding. "We are continuously monitoring and coordinating with the disaster risk reduction management offices of the affected provinces," he said. OCD Bicol advised local government units with high susceptibility to flood and landslide to monitor updates and implement countermeasures. As of the 11 a.m. bulletin of the
(File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday met with officials of the Department of Health (DOH) at Malacanan Palace to discuss the government's Covid-19 response and possible changes in alert level classifications. This, after the Marcos administration decided to retain the existing Covid-19 alert levels until the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) makes a recommendation to implement a new alert level system. Currently, more than half of the Philippines, including Metro Manila, will stay under the most lenient Alert Level 1, pending the review of the alert level classifications. In a Facebook post, Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) said Marcos met with DOH Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire "on matters concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)." Other officials present were DOH Assistant Secretary Charade Mercado-Grande of the DOH - Health Regul