President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has extended his heartfelt New Year’s greetings to Filipinos across the country and abroad, urging them to draw inspiration from acts of courage, compassion, and bayanihan (spirit of community and cooperation) as the nation embarks on the journey into 2025. In his New Year’s message, Marcos acknowledged the challenges the country faced…
Three weather systems will bring rains over a large portion of the country on the first day of 2025, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Wednesday. In its 4:00 a.m. bulletin, the state weather bureau said Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, and the provinces of Palawan, Romblon, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and…
A crew member of a Philippine-flagged cargo ship that sank off Northern Samar province has drowned, and one other is still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PSG) said on Tuesday. Apprentice Seaman John Limuel Ballesta of the PCG Northern Samar station told Xinhua in a telephone interview that the vessel MV Jerlyn Khatness, with 15…