MANILA, Dec. 9 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Tuesday that some 5,000 food packs were released by the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay…
Initial damage assessment in Samar, Bicol provinces light — AFP
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Dec. 9 (PNA) — Citing initial information obtained from damage assessment overflights of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US Joint Special Operation Task…
Tropical depression ‘Ruby’ to exit PHL by Wednesday –PAGASA
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Dec 9 (PNA) -– Tropical depression “Ruby” is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Wednesday night, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…
9 killed, 17 hurt in Bukidnon bus blast
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Dec. 9 (PNA) — Nine people were killed while 17 others were hurt after a bomb exploded at a passenger bus passing through Maramag town, Bukidnon Tuesday…
APEC members to offer a million scholarships by 2020
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Dec. 9 (PNA) — Some one million students from Asia and the Pacific are set to benefit from the planned scholarship grants to be offered by members of…
Big waves, strong winds hamper relief goods delivery to Bantayan, Camotes islands
CEBU CITY, Dec. 8 (PNA) — Big waves and strong winds hampered the delivery of relief goods from the Cebu provincial government to typhoon Ruby victims in the islands of Bantayan and…
Tropical storm ‘Ruby’ makes 4th landfall in Batangas
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) -– Tropical storm “Ruby” made its fourth landfall in Laiya, San Juan, Batangas at 5:45 p.m. Monday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…
PAGASA issues orange rainfall warning in Calabarzon; yellow in NCR, 4 Central Luzon provinces
MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) -– The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued an orange rainfall warning alert in Calabarzon and a yellow warning alert in the National Capital…
‘Ruby’ likely to weaken further
MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The government weather agency is expecting storm ‘Ruby’ (international name ‘Hagupit’) to weaken further before reaching the West Philippine Sea. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…
13 PAL domestic flights still cancelled Tuesday
MANILA, Dec 8 (PNA) — As operations in the airline are still in the process of normalizing in the onslaught of storm “Ruby”, 13 domestic flights of Philippine Airlines (PAL) will remain…
Globe sees firing up of “Ruby”-hit cell sites in Eastern Samar covered within the day
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Dec 8 (PNA) — Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) on Monday said that it expects the firing up of cell sites in Gigoso, Giporlos in Eastern Samar covered…
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….