Gov’t to review crisis response after Sendong
MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III wants a review of the government’s disaster response manual to prevent unnecessary loss of...
Sendong death toll: 334
The number of dead during tropical storm Sendong’s onslaught has reached 334, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Traveling during the holidays
If you are going away for a vacation don’t tell neighbors and strangers that no one is going to be...
Avoid fire this holiday season
Buy only government-certified Christmas lights. Check the Christmas lights to see if they are working well. Don’t leave them on...
Is Sendong a ‘Perfect Storm’?
It was not even a typhoon yet but tropical storm ‘Sendong’ (International codename: Washi) wrought havoc to Visayas and Mindanao...
131 dead in Mindanao flashfloods
MANILA –- Relentless rain caused by a storm in southern Philippines has triggered massive destruction resulting to numerous casualties. As...
Vice-Mayor shot at Mall of Asia
MANILA – An unidentified gunman shot Talisay Vice Mayor Florencio Manimtim Jr. at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay...
Gov’t declares 18-day ceasefire with communist rebels
MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III has declared an 18-day suspension of military operations (SOMO) with communist rebels. The ceasefire...
Kato’s ‘proof of life’ out
MANILA – Rouge leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and founder of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) Ameril...