MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and rain may be expected in portions of extreme northern Luzon due to the shear line while warm and humid weather may be experienced in Metro Manila and the rest of the country due to easterlies on Saturday, the state weather agency said. In a morning forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric,
SUBIC, ZAMBALES—At least seven Chinese crew members of a foreign aggregate carrier were detained by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in San Felipe town in this province on Thursday for illegal entry after they failed to present proper documents during an inspection. In an interview, Commander Euphraim Jayson Diciano, head of the PCG station in
An impending increase in electricity rates by the power distribution utility in Aklan province is expected to hurt both households and businesses that are already reeling from rotating power outages and a drop in the number of tourist arrivals. The Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) announced plans to raise its rates by P5 per kilowatt hour
Boasting that “there is no place in the Philippines that is not beautiful,” President Marcos on Friday said he was eyeing a tenfold increase in the number of “balikbayan” tourists visiting the country. At the inauguration of a tourist rest area on the pristine beach at Barangay Saud in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, the President said
TACLOBAN CITY—The provincial government of Eastern Samar has placed the province under a state of calamity in a bid to contain the number of deaths caused by rabies, a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected animals, usually dogs and mainly through bites. Gov. Ben Evardone said the declaration approved by the provincial board was
