Cyclone Mocha intensified into the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane as it barrelled through the Bay of Bengal towards Myanmar and Bangladesh, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said on Sunday.
The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 140 knots (259 km/h), the centre said in a forecast update, equivalent to a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday led the simultaneous launching of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) to help deliver...
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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking into information that a “Chinese mafia” is supposedly involved in smuggling rice into...
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday clarified that he would not impose a fishing ban on breeding sites, saying...
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A total of 2.29 million out of 13 million workers in the private sector receive below the minimum wage, Gabriela...
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The Senate is set to approve 17 measures that include four priority legislations of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
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Malaysia is expecting enhanced engagements with the Philippines as it renewed its commitment to develop key areas including the halal...
Read moreA total of 2.29 million out of 13 million workers in the private sector receive below the minimum wage, Gabriela...
Read moreThe Senate is set to approve 17 measures that include four priority legislations of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
Read moreMalaysia is expecting enhanced engagements with the Philippines as it renewed its commitment to develop key areas including the halal...
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Authorities are investigating a molotov explosion that occurred at the parking lot of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 3 in...
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The smog that enveloped Metro Manila on Friday has disappeared, the weather bureau reported on Saturday. According to Juanito Galang,...
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