Category: General

Dinagat residents mourn passing of former guv Glenda Ecleo

BUTUAN CITY: Dinagat Islands residents are mourning the passing of former governor and lawmaker Glenda Ecleo on Sunday night.

She was 87.

Ecleo and her husband, Ruben Ecleo Sr., founded the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Inc. (PBMAI)…

Rains over most of PH on Heroes Day due to ‘habagat’

MANILA: The southwest monsoon (habagat) will bring rains over most parts of the country on National Heroes’ Day, the last day of the long weekend.

In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service…

BI: Shiela Guo faces deportation for misrepresentation

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday said Shiela Leal Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, is now facing a deportation case for misrepresentation.

In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval sa…

26 killed as flash floods, landslides hit Thailand, Indonesia

ANKARA: Rain-triggered flash floods and landslides killed at least 26 people in Thailand and Indonesia on Sunday, with officials saying scores more are missing and search operations underway.

At least 13 people were killed, including a Russian couple…

QC club shut down for non-cooperation in mpox contact tracing

MANILA: The Quezon City government ordered the closure of a fitness club and cafe for refusing to cooperate with the ongoing investigation related to an mpox case discovered last week.

In a news release on Monday, the city government announced that i…