The Journey Now that I had my Volvo XC40 for a couple of months, it only made sense to try and flex its muscles. What better excuse than a road trip? So, without wasting time, we had booked ourselves
DRUG-CLEARED. Officials of the eight barangays in San Quintin town, Pangasinan, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Pangasinan and San Quintin Police Station pose for a photo on Thursday (Dec. 23, 2021). The eight barangays of the town were declared drug-cleared by the PDEA. (Photo courtesy of San Quintin Police Station) SAN QUINTIN, Pangasinan - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) declared eight barangays (villages) here as drug-cleared on Thursday following a series of evaluations and monitoring. The barangays are Bantog, Cabangaran, Carayacan, Mabini, Nangapugan, San Pedro, Ungib, and Labuan. In a phone interview on Friday, PDEA Pangasinan provincial officer Rechie Camacho said the town still has 13 barangays to be cleared. The barangays underwent rigorous validation by the provincial and regional barangay drug clearing team and were declared by the Regional Oversight Committee as drug-cleared during the deliberation in November this year, he said. Pangasinan now has
The Indian subsidiary of US-based helicopter transport firm BLADE has launched its scheduled by-the-seat services on Bengaluru-Coorg and Bengaluru-Kabini routes in Karnataka. BLADE first entered the state in December 2020 with its weekend private charter services. With the launch of the services on the two routes, travel time to the two cities from the state capital will be
(Image courtesy of DOST-PAGASA) MANILA - Typhoon Odette has further intensified while moving west northwestward over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday. In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said "Odette" was estimated at 485 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur with maximum sustained winds of 130 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. Gale to storm-force winds will be experienced in the areas where Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) No. 2 has been hoisted, it said. Areas under TCWS No. 2 are southern portion of Eastern Samar (City of Borongan, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Llorente, Lawaan, Balangiga, Giporlos, Quinapondan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan), the southern portion of Samar (Basey, Marabut, Santa Rita), Southern Leyte, the central and southern portions of Leyte (Ormoc City, Jaro, Alangalang, Tacloban City, Palompon, Merida,