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Published May 15, 2021, 8:41 AM National Bureau of Investigation The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested and charged two women who attempted to leave the country for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates using “falsified” travel documents. NBI Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Director Eric B. Distor identified them as Arbaya Lintukan Mukamad alias “Sandra Lipoles” and Gretchen Ablan who were both arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City. In a statement...

The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from the boat, which capsized in the waters off Quezon province are still fit for human use. DOH / Manila Bulletin "Naimbestigahan na po natin iyan and apparently ito palang mga bakuna ay naka double na pagpa

(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) In its severe weather bulletin issued at 8 a.m., PAGASA said Crising was over Marawi City, Lanao del Sur at around 7 a.m. It has maintained its maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 75 kph while moving faster at 15 kph west-northwest. Tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 was still up in the southeastern portion of Negros Oriental, Siquijor, western portion of Misamis Oriental, western portion of Bukidnon, northwest...

Track of tropical storm ‘Crising’. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration) A red alert status means that the NDRRMC’s regular duty personnel and operations service alert teams must remain on duty 24/7 to respond to any emergency or calamity. In a situational report, NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said the National Operations Center (NDRRMC OpCen) had been continuously monitoring Crising’s location to ensure the dissemina...

(PAGASA) The LPA was over Piagapo, Lanao del Sur at around 10 a.m. PAGASA said the weather disturbance will continue to move west or west-northwest before emerging over the Sulu Sea in the next six to 12 hours. While tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 has been lifted, PAGASA said that light to moderate with at times heavy rains may persist over Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Cotabato, Maguin...

SunStar File photo May 14, 2021 KIDAPAWAN CITY -- A total of 384 vials of Sinovac vaccines in the Municipality of Makilala, North Cotabato expired and are deemed unfit to be used during the vaccination rollout for the senior citizens in the municipality. This came after its freezer, which was running on a generator set, was not returned to the main power line after the electricity had returned following a blackout in the municipality last May 11, 2021. According to reports from the...

(South Cotabato PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Conrado Braña, chief of the South Cotabato Provincial Hospital (SCPH), said they have at least 30 vacant positions for registered nurses as of Friday and working to fill them up to cope with the situation. The local government has treatment and isolation facilities for COVID-19 at the SCPH in Koronadal City and the Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in Surallah town. “A number of our nurses actually resigned to work abroad instead. I recently endor...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 14) — Tropical Depression Crising weakened into a low pressure area at 8 a.m. on Friday, the state weather bureau said. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration noted that Crising will continue to move westward or northwestward and emerge over the Sulu Sea in the next six to 12 hours. As of 10:00 a.m., the center of the low pressure area was in the vicinity of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, PAG...

(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Dagupan City in Pangasinan still topped the list with a heat index value of 48 degrees Celsius (°C) felt at around 2 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. Based on the monitoring of PAGASA, the following weather stations recorded the highest heat index values on Thursday. Photo courtesy of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Sangley Point, Cavite (45°C,...

SunStar Contributed photo May 13, 2021 IF ONE happens to visit Lanao on a particularly rainy day, he could see a dense fog blanketing the lake. He could feel a connection to the lake, one deeper than the countless stories told about its majesty and mysteries. Travelers will be fascinated with the intricate patterns on the shells of the baby turtles being nursed in the Pawikan Sanctuary in Maitum, Sarangani Province. One cant help but imagine how the towns fisherfolk had probably he...