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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Davao Region, Caraga, and Southern Leyte will have partly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes and Babuyan Islands, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of […]

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Davao Public Transport Modernization Project to begin this 3rd quarter of 2024

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, Feb. 7, led the ceremonial signing of civil works contracts for the Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (DPTMP). With the signing, civil work for the DPTMP is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2024. The DPTMP is envisioned to be a 672-kilometer bus route network serving 29 interconnected routes with 400 articulated battery electric buses and more than 500 diesel buses. Once completed, it is expected to […]

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Philippines registers 3.1 percent unemployment rate in December 2023

NEDA says rate is lowest recorded in nearly two decades (Eagle News)–The Philippines registered an unemployment rate of 3.1 percent in December 2023. According to the National Economic Development Authority, this represents a year-on-year decrease of 617,000 unemployed individuals, with its “significant” decrease from the 4.3 percent unemployment rate recorded in December 2022. NEDA said this is also the lowest unemployment rate recorded in nearly two decades. Citing Philippine Statistics Authority data, the underemployment rate, […]

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4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur

(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 75 kilometers northeast of Lingig at 8:09 a.m. The depth of focus was one kilometer. The following intensity was reported: Intensity I – City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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Headline inflation eases to 2.8 percent in January 2024

(Eagle News)–The country’s headline inflation further eased to 2.8 percent in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority has reported. According to the PSA, this was the lowest inflation rate reported since October 2020, when the rate was at 2.3 percent. January’s headline inflation is also down from the 3.9 percent reported in December last year and the 8.7 percent reported in January 2023. It was well within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ forecast range of 2.8 […]

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Easterlies affecting the eastern section of the PHL

(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Davao Region, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Southern Leyte and Bohol will have partly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of […]

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Easterlies affecting eastern section of PHL

Extreme Northern Luzon also affected by northeast monsoon  (Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. According […]

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PHL cybersecurity experts thwarted hacking attempts on OWWA site: DICT official

Unsuccessful spying attempts on gov’t email address systems, PBBM site also revealed (Eagle News)–The country’s cybersecurity experts have thwarted recent hacking attacks against a Philippine government website, a Department of Information and Communications Technology official revealed. Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Jeff Ian Dy said the attacks intended to take down the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration website in the past weeks were brute force attacks. “Uulitin ano, hindi naman ito natuloy kasi we were […]

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Light rains expected in parts of PHL due to northeast monsoon, easterlies

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao. As a result, Cagayan Valley and Aurora will have cloudy skies and light rains. Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to […]

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DILG bucks proposal for Mindanao secession

(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government bucked a proposal for  Mindanao to secede from the country, saying it is “not the answer to (its) concerns.” Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said “the Philippines must remain united and undivided” instead to ensure long-lasting and continued peace, progress and development in the southern Philippines. He added secession “would violate the fundamental tenets of our Constitution.” “It would destroy the territorial integrity of the Philippines, and […]

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PHL gov’t on corruption index ranking: A challenge to do better, a reason for hope

(Eagle News)–The government on Saturday, Feb. 3, said the Philippines’ slight improvement in the Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International was both a “challenge to do better” and “a reason for hope that the country is headed in the right direction.” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said “earnest efforts” are already being undertaken to implement digital transformation. He said the initiative aims to “streamline institutional processes and curtail opportunities for graft and corruption,” adding it was […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon: PAGASA

Southern Mindanao also affected by trough of LPA (Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the trough of a low pressure area is also affecting Southern Mindanao. As a result, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Dinagat […]

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