PNR, MRT-3 resume ops after derailment, signaling woes

MANILA – The Philippine National Railways (PNR) and the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) are now up and running after a PNR train derailed and...

Paeng onslaught prods DHSUD to address housing backlog

MANILA – Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar has shown strong commitment and determination to address the country’s housing backlog...

4 suspects yield P50-M shabu in Cebu ops

MANILA – Police seized some PHP50 million worth of shabu in buy-busts and arrested four drug suspects in Cebu province, Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central...

BARMM, 3 other regions under state of calamity for 6 months

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed a proclamation placing the regions of Calabarzon, Bicol, and Western Visayas, as well as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region...

Undas ’22 ‘peaceful, orderly’, says PNP chief

MANILA – The observance of All Saints’ Day this year, known as Undas, has been “peaceful and orderly” even though one person died of electrocution and another...

Paeng death toll rises to 121

Trough of LPA to bring isolated rains across PH Wednesday

MANILA – Most parts of the country will experience isolated rain showers or thunderstorms on Wednesday, the weather bureau said. In its latest weather update, the...

Japan sends sympathies to PH; ready to aid Paeng victims

MANILA – Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa expressed his sympathy to the families of victims of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng that wreaked havoc in the country last...

PBBM wants ‘more efficient’ aid distribution system

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday stressed the importance of improving the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the distribution of assistance to victims of...

Queenie weakens into tropical depression

MANILA – Weather disturbance Queenie weakened into a tropical depression on Tuesday, and is forecast to further weaken into a remnant low within 12 hours. In...