6 int’l flights canceled due to ‘Yagi’

Manila: Six flights between Manila, Hong Kong and Taipei were canceled on Friday due to Super Typhoon Yagi (formerly Severe Tropical Storm Enteng).

The Manila International Airport Authority said the four Cebu Pacific flights were 5J 110/111 and 5J 2…

DENR: Urbanization caused massive flooding

Manila: Urbanization remains the main culprit in the recent flooding in Metro Manila amid the continued rains caused by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng and the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” according to an official of the Department of Environment and …

Guo camp seeks more time to reply to misrepresentation rap

Manila: The camp of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo has sought another extension to file her counter-affidavit to the material misrepresentation complaint she is facing before the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

In a second Motion for Ext…

6/42 Lotto bettor in Leyte wins P18.6-M jackpot

Manila: A lone bettor from Leyte province bagged the PHP18.6 million jackpot of Thursday night’s Lotto 6/42 draw.

In a news release on Friday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the ticket with the winning number 13-11-30-23-21-07 …

PH unemployment rate declines in July

Manila: The country’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.7 percent in July from 4.9 percent in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday.

In a briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the results of the lat…

DA tests NextGen rice breeds in 4 C. Visayas provinces

Cebu: The Department of Agriculture (DA) is testing and validating the NextGen or Next Generation new rice varieties program in Central Visayas, an official said Thursday.

Wilfreda Malayao, DA 7 (Central Visayas) NextGen focal person, said the progra…