MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — With no untoward incidents marring the arrival of Pope Francis Thursday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed its appreciation to the public who patiently…
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Filipinos express love, devotion to Pope Francis
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — Filipinos from all walks of life on Friday expressed their love and devotion to Pope Francis as his simple Volkswagen (people’s car in…
Crowds now flocking for Pope Francis activity at SM MOA
MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — Crowds, mostly with Roman Catholic backgrounds, have started trooping to the SM Mall Of Asia (MOA) in Pasay very early in the morning in a bid to…
AFP Central Command ready if Pope Francis drops by Cebu
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Jan. 16 (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Central Command (Centcom) based in Camp Lapu-Lapu in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City has made preparations…
Pangasinan churches to air concluding mass of Pope Francis
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 16 (PNA) — A giant screen will be installed inside the Epiphany of the Lord Parish in Lingayen to enable residents and those from nearby towns to hear the…
Bataenos watch pope’s arrival on giant TV screen
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Jan. 16 (PNA) — Thousands of residents watched Thursday afternoon the arrival of Pope Francis in the live coverage of GMA 7 on a giant television screen installed at…
Cellphone signals jammed during Pope Francis’ visit to PHL
MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — For security reasons, cellular phone signals of telecommunication companies (telcos) are jammed during the state and pontifical visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines on Jan. 15-19,…
Update: TS ‘Ruby’ to exit PAR by Wednesday evening; LPA to enter by Friday –PAGASA
MANILA, Dec. 10 (PNA) – As tropical storm “Ruby” is expected to leave the country Wednesday evening, another weather disturbance is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday,…
DSWD turns over food packs to would-be-affected LGUs
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, (PNA)–The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday it has already distributed about 180,000 prepositioned food packs to local government units (LGUs) that were expected…
(Update) DOH prepositions over Php240-M worth of medical supplies in preparation for super typhoon ‘Ruby’ onslaught
MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday more than Php240 million worth of drugs, medicines and other medical supplies have been prepositioned for hospitals in the regions that…
DSWD sets aside 100 bags of rice for each town in Eastern Visayas as typhoon ‘Ruby’ nears
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development is allocating 100 bags of rice for each town in Eastern Visayas for prepositioning ahead of typhoon Ruby’s landfall. DSWD regional…
Cebuanos brace for super typhoon ‘Ruby’
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — Cebuanos are bracing for super typhoon “Ruby” as weather forecasters raised public storm warning signal number 2 over northern Cebu, including Cebu City, Bantayan Island and Camotes Islands….
DENR 7 warns 200 villages in Central Visayas of landslides, floods, storm surges
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has warned 200 barangays in Central Visayas of landslides, storm surges and flooding when super typhoon “Ruby” hits Cebu…
LTFRB suspends ‘RORO’ operations in areas expected to be hit by ‘Ruby’
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — Operations of all provincial bus companies with roll-on-roll-off (RORO) routes to areas where super typhoon “Ruby” is expected to make landfall over the weekend have…
Roxas to visit Eastern Samar to assess LGUs’ preparedness for typhoon ‘Ruby’
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) -– Upon instructions of President Benigno S. Aquino III, Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II is going to Borongan, Eastern…