ILOILO CITY — Cash aid and fuel subsidies for public transport drivers in Western Visayas are set for distribution immediately after the Holy Week, with separate rollout schedules beginning April 8 and April 9. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) will start releasing a one-time P5,000 cash assistance to qualified … Read more
Published Mar 27, 2026 10:21 pm TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 2,260 police personnel will be deployed to ensure a safe and orderly Holy Week in Eastern Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Jayson Capoy, Police Regional Office-8 director, said that they will be strategically assigned to key gathering spots throughout the region starting March 29. Six-hundred … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) now has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours, the state-run weather bureau said Tuesday. Weather specialist Veronica Torres of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said, however, that the weather disturbance … Read more
A low pressure area (LPA) spotted 330 kilometers west of Cuyo, Palawan will bring scattered rains over Western Visayas and Mimaropa regions on Sunday, state weather bureau Pagasa said in its 4 a.m. advisory. These areas will have cloudy skies and thunderstorms, and moderate to at times heavy rains could result in flash floods or … Read more