Photo courtesy of Angeles City Information Office. The number of fatalities in the collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, increased to 30 as retrieval and clearing work at the site continued on Tuesday. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Central Luzon said responders recovered the latest body…
PNP Chief Plt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. – Photo courtesy of the Office of the Chief PNP/Facebook. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has zeroed in on the possible whereabouts of two Department of Public Works and Highways officials wanted over a Php 53.9-million flood control anomaly in Bulacan. PNP chief Gen. Jose…
BUILDING CHECK. Personnel of the Office of the Building Official and the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Department inspect a commercial building in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday (June 8, 2026). The post-evaluation is in response to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southwestern Mindanao and was also felt in the northern region. (Photo courtesy…
(DOH information material) BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) warned against waterborne diseases as the wet season starts. DOH said water and food-borne diseases include cholera, typhoid fever, hepatitis A, rotavirus, paralytic shellfish poisoning, and dysentery. These are caused by infectious organisms like viruses, bacteria, and parasites brought by contaminated food…
TREE WIRES INSTALLATION. Beneco General Manager Engr. Melchor Licoben reported during the cooperative’s annual general membership assembly on June 6, 2026, that they are installing high-voltage insulated tree wires to prevent power outages caused by trees contacting distribution lines. The 23-kilovolt wires are being installed in high forest cover areas like Loakan Road and La Trinidad. (PNA…
Pres. ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. shakes hands with MinebeaMitsumi chairman Kainuma Yoshihisa at the sidelines of the commemoration of Philippine-Japanese diplomatic relations. (Photo from Facebook) Coming from a successful state visit in Japan, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. has announced that Japanese firm MinebeaMitsumi Incorporated has expressed interest in pursuing a ₱25-billion expansion project for its…
Intensifying it’s drive against smuggling operations in the country, particularly on agricultural products, Bureau of Customs (BoC) agents were able to confiscate some ₱7 million worth of carrots stored inside four container shipments in the Port of Manila. Officials of the BoC and Department of Agriculture (DA) recently conducted an inspection of several cargoes and…
Batangas Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro – Photo courtesy of Congresswoman Atty. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro/Facebook. The impeachment court on Monday confirmed it received a manifestation from the House prosecution panel instead of a direct reply to Vice President Sara Duterte’s response to the articles of impeachment. The prosecution earlier said Duterte’s submission was a…
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported damage to several transmission lines in Southwestern Mindanao following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck on Monday morning. In its 9:30 a.m. update, NGCP said the affected lines serve parts of the Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and BARMM. These include Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao de…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is continuing operations to locate and arrest individuals still at large in connection with flood control-related cases following the implementation of court-issued warrants. PNP Chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said police units have been deployed to ensure the remaining accused are tracked down and brought into custody….