Grassfire hits Chocolate Hills; high heat eyed
MANILA, Philippines — A grassfire burned two mounds of the Chocolate Hills in Bohol Tuesday night amid extreme heat experienced nationwide.
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Cops secure CDO water treatment facility
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Tension has gripped the Cagayan de Oro water treatment facility as Mayor Rolando Uy ordered members of the police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to secure the property.
Court upholds NTC ruling vs NOW Telecom, 3 others
THE Supreme Court has affirmed the ruling of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) disqualifying Next Mobile Inc., currently operating as NOW Telecom, and three other telecommunications companies from bidding for a third-generation mobile communications technology or 3G radio frequency.
Chinese Navy vessels tail Balikatan warships
TWO more Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted on Monday tailing the Philippine, American and French warships taking part in the «multilateral maritime exercise» (MME) of this year's Balikatan drills. Western Command spokesman Capt. Ariel Joseph Coloma, in a message to the Philippine News Agency, said the PLAN ships were detected some 4 to 5 nautical miles as the participants in the MME were sailing 33 nautical miles northwest of Quezon, Palawan. The PLAN ships, with bow numbers 793 and 167, were reported at around 9 a.m., he added. The Balikatan exercises started on April 25.
Supreme Court affirms NTC orders nixing 4 telcos’ 3G service bid
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the orders of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) that junked the bid of Next Mobile Inc., now operating as NOW Telecom, and three other firms for a third-generation mobile communications technology or 3G radio frequency.
Did hocus-PCOS do this in your town in 2022?
STO. TOMAS, Batangas – This town of 30 barangays had only 153 precincts in Election 2022. Yet four candidates for mayor got identical votes in many precincts. In others, the three “losers” got 1, 2 or 3 additional or fewer votes.
Military convoy, embassy car drivers breach busway
MANILA, Philippines — A convoy of private vehicles from the military and a car from the Chinese embassy were pulled over for illegally using the EDSA busway on Friday afternoon. According to radio reports, enforcers from the Department of Transportation’s Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (DOTr-SAICT) stopped a convoy composed of a black Toyota Hiace van, a black Ford Ranger pickup with blinkers and two motorcycles during an operation at the EDSA Bus Carousel’s Ortigas station.
PNP urged to step up manhunt for Quiboloy
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros yesterday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to step up its search for fugitive Apollo Quiboloy, who is the subject of three arrest warrants.