Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 08:57:37 +0000
The Department of Agriculture has reminded backyard swine raisers that improper disposal of dead pigs is punishable by law, reiterating government’s call to report all suspected African Swine Fever cases to the local veterinary office. Following the dozens of dead pigs found floating on the Marikina River and a creek in Quezon City last week, […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 05:55:09 +0000
At least 60 families lost their homes in a fire in a residential area yesterday in Barangay Old Capitol Site, Quezon City. Bureau of Fire Protection-Quezon City chief Jaime Ramirez said the fire broke out on the second floor of a house owned by certain Elmer Jimenez at the corner of Masaya and Matiwasay Streets […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:55:41 +0000
The low-pressure area off the Pacific coast is seen to intensify into a tropical cyclone in the next few days. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration weather specialist Raymond Ordinario said the LPA will likely enter the country’s area of responsibility tomorrow. The LPA has a high probability of developing into a tropical cyclone […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:15:27 +0000
Gridlock in Metro Manila is costing lives as ambulances stuck in traffic face severe delays in the race against the clock to reach the city’s hospitals, medics warn. Special lanes for emergency vehicles are not enforced, the infrastructure is outdated, and local drivers are often unwilling or unable to make way – a situation […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:35:22 +0000
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will still be the prevailing weather system in the next two days. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said the habagat may bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Ilocos region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley. The rest of the […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 08:55:32 +0000
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday that two of the three convicts in the rape-slay of the Chiong sisters who were released under the controversial Good Conduct Time Allowance have surrendered. “Two Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Chiong case have surrendered,” Guevarra said. The Justice Secretary identified them as Ariel Balansag and Alberto Cano. […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 08:10:55 +0000
Police Major Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, director of the National Capital Region Police Office, has ordered all precinct and station commanders in Metro Manila to coordinate with barangay officials to identify convicts who were freed under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law but were ordered by President Duterte to surrender in 15 days. Eleazar said this […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:40:22 +0000
National Capital Region Police Office director Police Major Gen. Guillermo Eleazar ordered the filing of administrative charges against four Las Piñas City cops who were caught drinking while on duty yesterday. Police Corporal Randy Danao and Patrolmen Robemarla Abales, Samruss Inoc, and Arquinn Orgen were apprehended by elements of the NCRPO-Internal Affairs Service in a […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 09:05:42 +0000
Six persons were injured when a passenger bus hit a Light Rail Transit post on Taft Ave. in Ermita, Manila yesterday. The accident happened on the northbound lane of Taft Ave. near the Manila City Hall at around 9 a.m. The injured passengers were identified as Norma dela Rosa, 62; Charlie Chua, 26; Adelia Leynes, […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:05:12 +0000
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” and the trough of a shallow low-pressure area east of the country will bring cloudy skies and scattered showers over most parts of Luzon this weekend. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said the two weather disturbances will continue to affect the western section of Luzon. Metro Manila, […]
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