Manila: Oil siphoning from the sunken MTKR Terranova in Bataan province resumed over the weekend following a weeklong suspension due to inclement weather. In a situation report, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said 1,304,878 liters of oily waste have so far been siphoned off by its contracted salvor, Harbor Star. The salvor siphoned 52,355 liters…
Manila: Three Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly abducting a Malaysian national in Parañaque City on Monday. In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. identified the suspects as Li Xue Chang, 34; Huang Guanghong, 27; and Wang Yefu, 24; all residents of Shore Residences in Pasay…
LEGAZPI CITY – The inflation rate in the Bicol Region slowed to 4.2 percent in August from 4.4 percent in July, according to a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) on Monday. Ray Merjilla, officer-in-charge of the PSA’s Statistical Operation and Coordination Division (SOCD), said last month’s figure brought the region’s average inflation…
Manila: Three national bills were approved Monday by the Senate. These were the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act, Philippine National Police (PNP) Forensic DNA Database Act, and proposed amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, principal author of Senate…
LAOAG CITY – The Cauplasan bridge in Dingras town along the Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road will remain closed to heavy vehicles until Sept. 30 for repairs. James Ferrer of the Ilocos Norte 2nd District Engineering Office said Monday they have to extend the closure, due to end Aug. 31, because of bad weather. He appealed to…
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is intensifying its monitoring of Negros Oriental coastal areas, specifically bays, for a potential red tide occurrence, an official said Monday. The BFAR already issued a red tide warning over the weekend advising the public not to eat shellfish sourced from Bais Bay after…
