TWO female siblings who are both minors were rescued from the hand of their alleged boyfriends on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in Oceanside, Barangay South Poblac
(File photo) CEBU CITY-An environmental group on Tuesday filed a petition before the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas, calling on the agency to deny permit applications for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or fossil gas project in the cities of Cebu and Naga. The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice cited adverse health impacts in filing their petition before the DOH-7 to oppose the planned construction of LNG or fossil gas power plant in the two cities. "We write this urgent petition to express our opposition to the intention to build a 300-megawatt (MW) Liquefied Natural Gas in Cebu City by Terra Movers Development Corp. and US-based Westfield Resources as announced by Mayor (Michael) Rama in September 2022," the group said. The coal-fired thermal plant proposed to be built in the residential village of Sawang Calero here, the group said, will affect the health of the residents in the area, and the environment as well, in general. According to the group, LNG powe
ORMOC CITY – More than 10,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots in the plebiscite to ratify the merger and renaming of several barangays here on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia, together with members of the en banc, is personally supervising the votin
ORMOC CITY With a 52.27 percent voters’ turnout from the 10,209 total voters, the city welcomes North, East, West, and South as the newest barangays here on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Of the 5,336 individuals who cast their votes, 4,779 voted Yes, while 538 voted no in the plebiscite based on the unoffi
ON STANDBY. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has deployed its quick response equipment and maintenance crew on some critical roads in Central Luzon. The move is in preparation for the possible effect of Super Typhoon Karding in the region. (Photo courtesy of DPWH Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Luzon (DPWH-3) has deployed its quick response equipment and maintenance crew on some critical roads with a high risk of flooding and landslides in preparation for the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding. DPWH Regional Director Roseller Tolentino said on Sunday that the quick response teams and assets are now on standby to immediately respond to the possible effect of "Karding" which will traverse the landmass of Central Luzon. Zambales 1st District Engineer Hermon Ines said their manpower and equipment are now prepositioned along Olongapo-Bugallon Road, Zambales-Tarlac Road, Amungan-Palauig-Banlog Road,