MANILA - Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday. In its weather bulletin, the PAGASA warned residents in affected areas against possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. It also reported that moderate to strong winds heading northeast will blow over the eastern sections of Central Luzon and Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, bringing moderate to rough coastal waters. Moderate to strong winds from northeast to east with moderate to rough coastal waters will blow over Northern Luzon. Light to moderate winds in northeast direction with slight to moderate coastal waters will be felt in other parts of the country. The minimum temperature is 24.2 C and the maximum temperature is 32.2 C. (PNA) }
EVERYONE WILL STAY. Ceres bus units of Vallacar Transit Inc. plying Negros Island parked at the South Terminal in Bacolod City. The country's largest bus firm, the Yanson Group of Bus Companies on Friday (Jan. 21, 2022) said it will not resort to retrenchment despite the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis.(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The country's largest bus firm, the Yanson Group of Bus Companies, with principal office in this city will not resort to retrenchment despite the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis. Matriarch Olivia Yanson, corporate secretary and treasurer, said in a statement on Friday all their 18,000 employees have been "suffering financially" due to the pandemic. "Our operations had been greatly affected. Despite the global crisis, my youngest son, Leo Rey, the president and chief executive officer of our company, makes sure that no employee will be retrenched," she added.
MANILA - Cloudy skies with rains will reign while moderate to strong winds will prevail in northern Luzon on Saturday due to the northeast monsoon or "amihan". In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it will be cloudy and rainy in the Babuyan Islands and Batanes. The Ilocos and Cordillera regions and the rest of the Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies. Winds in northern Luzon will be moderate to strong and headed northeast, with moderate to rough coastal waters. In Central Luzon and the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, winds will have similar speed and direction, with moderate to rough coastal waters. Winds will be light to moderate and headed northeast to the
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday its personnel have assisted the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the conduct of mock polls, allowing them to observe the actual process flow for the May 2022 elections. PNP Chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, said PNP personnel in the provinces of Albay, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Isabela, and Lanao del Sur, as well as the cities of Pasay and Taguig and the lone municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila, have coordinated with the local Comelec offices to establish their scope of responsibility. "This will be an important pre-election activity to determine the flow of process and the observance of the guidelines, including the restrictions that our PNP personnel should be made aware of during the election day," Carlos said in a statement. He noted that the upcoming polls would be a challenging one as adhering to health protocols is a priority, given the current pandemic threat. "We are duty-bound to monitor
SAVED EAGLE. An eagle said to have been wounded by an air gun on Christmas Day recuperates at the Misamis Occidental Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office in Tangub City on Dec. 27, 2021. Governor Philip Tan said once the eagle is completely healed, they will transfer it to the Philippine Eagle Foundation in Davao City for further treatment. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Tan's FB page) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Residents of Tangub City in Misamis Occidental on Christmas Day found and rescued an eagle thought to have been wounded by an "air gun" but is now recuperating. In an interview on Monday afternoon, Misamis Occidental Governor Philip Tan said the bird sustained a wound on its right wing and was transferred to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office for further treatment. "Once the eagle is safe, we will endorse it to the Philippine Eagle Foundation in Davao City because they have the adequate facilities there," he said. Tan said unruly