We are sorry, the requested page does not exist
Strong start sends Madelene Sagstrom into 3-way tie in Thailand
(Photo credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports) Madelene Sagstrom and Patty Tavatanakit each shot a 5-under-par 67 on Friday to move into a three-way tie for first place after the second round of the Honda LPGA Thailand in Chonburi. Sagstrom and Tavatanakit joined former Women's PGA Championship winner Sei Young Kim (68 on Friday) atop the leaderboard at 10-under amid steamy conditions on the Siam Country Club Old Course. Sag.....»»
Davao City sends off psychosocial teams to Maco
DAVAO City, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), sent 14 social workers, psychologists, and professionals to augment the psychosocial support and psychological first aid for disaster-hit families in Maco, Davao de Oro on Monday, Febuary 19......»»
Au pairs grieving in a foreign family’s home
Indonesian au pairs in Europe face exploitative conditions, including low wages, long hours, and maltreatment. The Philippines is also the country that sends the most number of au pairs to the Netherlands......»»
President Marcos sends best wishes for King Charles’ recovery
President Marcos has joined calls for prayer for the speedy recovery of King Charles, who was recently diagnosed with cancer......»»
DSWD sends over 15k food packs to Agusan del Sur for shear line-affected residents
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-Caraga, sent on January 31 some 15,284 family food packs (FFPs) to augment the resources of the local government unit (LGU) of Agusan del Sur for its constituents who have been affected by the effects of a shear line in the province. Of the […].....»»
Biden sends commerce chief to Philippine mission
United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will visit the Philippines on March 11-12 as part of President Joseph Biden’s trade and investment mission to Manila......»»
EDITORIAL - Cleaning up
Across the country, clean-up drives are conducted by different national and local government agencies, often during special days related to the environment, or after a powerful typhoon sends ashore tons of garbage......»»
Go sends aid to Navotas fire victims
Sen. Bong Go, in coordination with Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco and Mayor John Rey Tiangco, had his team visit the city on Monday to assist families whose homes were destroyed or damaged in a recent fire......»»
Man-made disasters cost Philippines 164.87 mln USD in 2023
MANILA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Man-made disasters caused the total damage in the Philippines worth 9.29 billion pesos (164.87 million U.S. dollars) in 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday. The agency said that out of the total annual damage, 4.93 billion pesos (87.5 million dollars), or 53.1 percent, was due to the oil spill. "The reported oil spill in various regions resulted in dam.....»»
Angat’s water to hit below minimum level in June
The water elevation in Angat Dam dropped to 200.05 meters yesterday and may go down below its minimum operating level of 180 meters in June due to the El Niño phenomenon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration......»»
‘Angat’s water level to drop by .40 meters daily’
The water level in Angat Dam may drop by up to .40 meters daily in April as the temperature gets warmer due to El Niño......»»
Angat’s water level may drop to 190 meters
The water level in Angat Dam is expected to drop to 190 meters by the end of this month as elevations in other dams in the country continue to decrease due to the El Niño phenomenon......»»
MWSS urges Filipinos: Use water intelligently
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) asked the public yesterday to use water intelligently amid the continued drop in the water level of Angat Dam with the ongoing threat of a strong El Niño phenomenon......»»
Task Force Gubat sa Baha to construct water catchment to address flooding
CEBU CITY, Philippines –Task Force Gubat sa Baha (TFGsB) is considering taking advantage of the upcoming El Niño to execute plans to construct a dam and water catchment in Apas, Cebu City, in an effort to address the flooding problem in the area. However, they mentioned that there is still no specific location yet, but.....»»
No water interruption until May, MWSS reiterates
The water level in Angat Dam has continued to recede, but is enough to ensure an uninterrupted supply in Metro Manila and nearby provinces until May, according to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage and System......»»
LGU reviving flower production in Koronadal City
The city government here has built a mini irrigation dam in a barangay that was once popular for producing flowers to revive the industry that dwindled due to lack of infrastructure and marketing support......»»
No water interruption this summer – MWSS
Saying the release of water from Angat Dam is being managed, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systemhas assured the public of sufficient water supply this coming summer......»»
Climate change made April heat in Asia hotter, more likely — scientists
Exceptionally hot weather across Asia triggered health warnings, forced thousands of schools to close down, killed hundreds of people, and damaged crops......»»
Can Comelec explain? Presidential rivals got identical votes in NCR
Evidence of fraud in Election 2022 piles up. Five presidential rivals got identical votes in thousands of Metro Manila precincts......»»
LIST: Tree cover loss in Cebu per area
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Since 2001, Cebu, home to over 5 million people and the largest economic hub outside the capital Manila, has lost thousands of hectares of tree cover. At least 10.1 kilo-hectare, or around 10,100 hectares of tree cover in Cebu, were depleted in a span of 20 years, data from Global Forest.....»»