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In the midst of the search operations on the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airline flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, another Malaysia Airline flight was cancelled in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after suffering technical difficulties.
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, three moderate earthquakes struck the country today. The first quake, with a magnitude of 3.3 struck North Cotabato. The second, with a magnitude of 3.7, struck Bolinao, Pangasinan and finally another quake, with a magnitude of 3.3, struck Bohol.
Effective today, MRT 3 will implement longer operating hours, with journey extending to 10:30 PM going to Taft Avenue and 11:00 PM going to North Ave, to help alleviate the traffic situation brought about by the 15 government infrastructure projects.
According to PAGASA, the northeast monsoon may weaken and eventually stop affecting the country by next week.
American actor Gabriel Macht visited the typhoon stricken central Philippines on Saturday (March 8) to give support for recovery efforts, four months after Haiyan slammed onto coastal towns. Macht, who plays cutthroat lawyer Harvey Specter in the American TV series “Suits”, met children and listened to the stories of the victims from Ormoc City. The actor traveled to the Philippines to support a local charity programme called “Project Wonderful”, which aims to give livelihood opportunities […]
Manila, Philippines — The Aquino administration said it is determined to carry out rebuilding and rehabilitation efforts in areas affected by typhoon “Yolanda” and appealed to all sectors to work together. In a radio interview Saturday over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the Aquino administration had not lost its sense of urgency and would not waver in its rebuilding initiatives. “Ibayong determinasyon ang hinaharap natin diyan. At […]
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Philippine military dispatched naval and air assets to join in the international efforts to locate the Malaysian plane missing this morning during its flight bound for Beijing. Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Zagala, the public information office chief of the Philippine military, said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has mobilized its naval assets, particularly the BRP Del Pilar (PF 15), BRP Jacinto (PS 35), and BRP Mabini (PS 36) […]
The Communist Party of China announced that they will now start weekly arrests of foreign vessels that engage in fishing activities in Scarborough Shoal.
Manila, Philippines — A Polytechnic University of the Philippines graduate topped the March 2014 Electronics Engineering (ECE) board exams with a grade of 86.70 percent. Emanuel Seguiran Gabriel of PUP-Maragondon topped the 907 passers out of the 2,574 who took the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination, according to the list provided by the Professional Regulation Commission and the Board of Electronics Engineering. University of Santo Tomas graduate Justin Spencer de Leon Mamaradlo ranked second with 85.70 percent […]
Commission on Audit chair Grace Pulido Tan defends COA Commissioner Heidi Mendoza on the issue of the delay of her confirmation with the Commission on Appointments.
Three cities and two provinces in Northeast Mindanao will experience a 12 hour power shutdown on March 8, 2012, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. Here is the list of the areas affected.
MANILA, March 7 (PNA) — As tensions in the disputed Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac continue to run high, Malacanang on Friday expressed hope that will not worsen. Reports showed that there have been bulldozing and fencing activities in the area which have gotten agrarian reform beneficiaries worried that there would be a repeat of the Hacienda Luisita massacre in 2004 where at least seven protesting farmers died in a clash with the police and military. […]
