(Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY – Licensed electrical engineers have offered to help assess the extent and possible causes of low-voltage problems affecting areas served by the Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative, amid mounting complaints from businesses and consumers. Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Edward Du said members of the…
( Photo by Lloyd Caliwan) The National Telecommunications Commission has ordered internet service providers to block access in the Philippines to two websites that authorities said promoted real-world violence and the grooming of minors. Philippine National Police spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co said the move followed coordination between the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group and the NTC…
The trough of a low pressure area outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is expected to bring rains over parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, according to PAGASA. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the state weather bureau said the LPA has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next…
(Contributed photo/ Sam Eduave) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local governments in Northern Mindanao have renewed health warnings as haze continues to affect air quality across parts of the region. The Environmental Management Bureau-Northern Mindanao said elevated levels of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, were recorded at three monitoring stations on Monday, with air quality…
ILOILO CITY – Health and wellness programs implemented by the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas may be adopted by other police regional offices across the country, officials said Monday. The possibility was raised during the launch of TSeK Cop, or Tamang Serbisyo sa Kalusugan ng Pulis, and the closing ceremony of Project Shape Up…
(Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard said Monday that search and recovery operations for eight people still missing after the MV June Aster fire in Coron, Palawan would continue despite the withdrawal of one of its key support vessels from the area. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said BRP Suluan, BRP Cape Engaño and…
Anadolu BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from Sept. 23 to 25 for talks with US President Donald Trump on bilateral relations and global peace and development, Beijing announced Monday. The three-day trip will be Xi’s first state visit to the US since 2015, when he…
(DC file photo) Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday urged the Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate persistent power supply shortages in the Visayas and Mindanao that have pushed electricity spot market prices well above those in Luzon. Gatchalian said average Wholesale Electricity Spot Market prices from July 26 to Aug. 25 stood at Php 4.80…
(Image from EMB-Davao Region) DAVAO CITY – Air quality in several parts of the Davao Region reached levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups on Monday morning due to elevated fine particulate matter, according to the Environmental Management Bureau-Davao Region. In its 7 a.m. bulletin, EMB-11 said monitoring stations in Malita, Digos and Calinan recorded “unhealthy…
(Photo courtesy of PRO-5) LEGAZPI CITY – Two suspected drug personalities were arrested after police seized an estimated Php 1.6 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Paracale, Camarines Norte on Sunday night. The Police Regional Office in Bicol identified the suspects only by the aliases “Juls,” 27, and “Jon,” 21. PRO-5 said…