DOH: Close to half of ‘cracker victims minors
NEARLY half of the victims of firecrackers during the New Year revelry were minors or those aged 18 and below, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Region Ilocos latest news
Another sack of shabu found in Ilocos Sur
MANILA, Philippines — Up to 60 packs of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P408 million have been recovered in the waters off Ilocos Sur since Monday.
60 packs of shabu found floating in waters off Ilocos Sur towns
FISHERMEN found 18 more packs of shabu floating in the waters off Magsilang town in Ilocos Sur last Wednesday night, a police official said yesterday.
Shabu came floating off Ilocos Sur by the WPS
BAGUIO CITY — A total of 79 packs of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, dubbed as the poor man's cocaine, came floating off the waters of Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte provinces since Monday.
Investment approvals hit record P640B – BoI
THE Board of Investments (BoI) approved investments totaling P640.22 billion as of end-May, a result said to be the highest five-month tally in the agency's 57-year history.
Southwest monsoon to bring rain showers - Pagasa
The southwest monsoon or habagat and the easterlies will bring isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in most areas in the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday.
Pagasa declares end of El Niño
MANILA, Philippines — The El Niño phenomenon has ended as the conditions in the tropical Pacific have returned to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral levels, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced yesterday.
'Habagat' to bring cloudy skies, showers in most of PH until weekend — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon locally known as «habagat» is expected to prevail in most parts of the archipelago, bringing overcast skies and scattered rain showers and thunderstorms until the weekend, the state-run weather agency said on Friday.
Monsoon to bring rains over Luzon today
MANILA, Philippines — Rains will prevail over Luzon today due to the southwest monsoon and the start of the rainy season, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.