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Visayas grid on yellow alert Tuesday afternoon, evening

Manila, Aug. 5 -- A yellow alert status has been raised over the Visayas grid for 3-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday because of a low operating margin partly due to the forced outage of 12 power plants. A... Read More


High-level naval drills mark first PH-India maritime activity

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The first bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) between the Philippines and India featured high-level naval maneuvers between the participating units, the Armed Forces of the... Read More


LPA likely to bring rains in parts of PH

Manila, Aug. 5 -- A low pressure area (LPA) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday night and is likely to cause rains in several areas, the weather bureau said Tuesday. "It has a sli... Read More


Lawmaker calls for stop to online gambling 'epidemic'

Manila, Aug. 5 -- Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Tuesday urged the House of Representatives to muster enough courage "to put an end to the silent epidemic of online gambling.... Read More


46 Chinese ships, vessels spotted in 3 WPS features in July

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The number of Chinese warships and coast guard vessels spotted in three key West Philippine Sea (WPS) features slightly went down in July, a ranking naval official said on Tuesday. ... Read More


27 Chinese nationals nabbed for operating scam hub in Pampanga

Manila, Aug. 5 -- A total of 27 Chinese nationals were arrested in separate operations for allegedly operating scam hubs inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, the Police Regional Office - Centra... Read More


Comelec nears target of 1M voter registrants

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is nearing its 1-million target in the number of voter registrants during the 10-day nationwide registration that began on Aug. 1. Based on pol... Read More


House starts consultation with civil society leaders on budget process

Manila, Aug. 5 -- House Committee on Higher and Technical Education chair Jude Acidre of Tingog Party-list on Tuesday led a consultation with leaders of various civil society organizations (CSOs), mar... Read More


DSWD chief calls for stronger collab with PWD sector

Manila, Aug. 5 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday appealed to all stakeholders to strongly collaborate with the persons with disabilities (PWD) ... Read More


India to offer free e-visa for Filipinos

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India will grant free e-visa to Filipino tourists as the two countries continue to elevate their partnership and cooperation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announc... Read More