Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio suspends work in courts under the red rainfall alert. This includes the Regional Trial Courts in Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan. Work is also suspended in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals.
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Marikina river water level breaches 19 meters; forced evacuation now in place
MANILA, Philippines – The city government of Marikina is now enforcing “forced evacuation” of residents near the Marikina River which has already breached 19 meters as of 8 a.m., It had been declared under Alert Level 4 after it reached the critical level of 18 meters as early as 6:42 a.m. Continuous heavy rains are expected until this afternoon, according to PAGASA, which means the water level in Marikina river would continue to rise. […]
“Red” rainfall warning raised over Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan
7:52 a.m. MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — Tropical Storm “Mario” continued to dump heavy rains in the whole of Luzon, prompting the country’s weather bureau to declare a “red warning” over Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan, and an “orange warning” for Laguna. PAGASA said “severe flooding in expected” in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Rizal, while for Laguna floods are imminent. A “yellow warning” is raised over Cavite, Batangas and Quezon, indicating that floods in low-lying areas […]
“No classes” in all levels declared in NCR, 15 Luzon provinces – Deped
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education has declared that there will be “no classes” in all school levels in Metro Manila and 15 provinces in Luzon. There will be no classes in the following areas: Zambales Bataan Pampanga Tarlac Nueva Ecija Bulacan Rizal Province Cavite Province Laguna Quezon, including Polilo Island Batangas Mindoro provinces Camarines Norte Marinduque Pangasinan National Capital Region
Palace condemns physical attack on Abad
Malacañang has strongly condemned an attack on Budget Secretary Butch Abad after a forum in the University of the Philippines.
VP Binay says corruption charges againts him will not stand in court
VP Binay decried the accusations of corruptions against him and his family, saying that these are merely recycled accusations that come out every election. Binay vehemently denied that the Makati City building two was overpriced, as alleged in the senate blue ribbon sub-committee, and stressed that his accusers and detractors used wrong data. He said the charges against him will not stand in a court of law mainly because his accusers failed to give evidence. […]
VP Binay set to answer corruption allegation
VP Binay delivers speech answering corruption allegations against his family.
TS Mario maintains strength; signal no.1 up in 5 areas in Luzon
PAGASA raised Public Storm Signal No. 1 in five areas of Luzon due to “Mario”.
Philippines still top migrant worker provider
The Philippines is still the top source of migrant workers in Asia due to its neighboring countries experiencing an increase on their aging population.
Gonzales dismayed at DOE and ERC
House majority leader Neptali Gonzales was dismayed because of the poor performance of the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission.
France ready to help strengthen Philippine military
French President Francois Hollande said that this country is ready to help strengthen the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
“Mario” becomes stronger
“Mario” gains strength and speed. According to PAGASA, “Mario” was last spotted 670 km east of Catarman, northern Samar. The storm has 55kph winds and is mowing northwest at the speed of 28kph. Eastern Visayas, Caraga and some parts of Mindanao will experience rain. If the storm does not change direction, there’s a possibility that “Mario” will not be making a landfall and instead will head to southern Japan.
