Despite nearly P2 trillion poured into government flood control projects since 2011, the country continues to be submerged regularly in floods, Sen. Panfilo Lacson lamented, as heavy monsoon rains paralyzed parts of the country.
Thirty-three personnel of the Unified 911 System are under investigation over the alleged delay in response to an emergency call involving a 71-year-old man who died of a heart attack in Taguig.
Starting Sept. 1, the Land Transportation Officewill impound vehicles with unauthorized improvised plates.
The Department of Labor and Employmenthas asked a Pasig court to lift the preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the P85 salary increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila.
Eight Filipino seafarers on the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier M/V Breadfan have returned to Manila after their vessel was hit by a drone while approaching the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia on Aug. 7.
An increase in sulfur dioxide emissions has been observed at Mayon Volcano in Albay, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
The Manila International Airport Authorityis not obliged to pay P386 million in damages for the aborted Panglao Airport project in Bohol, according to the Court of Appeals.