Tag: Palawan

ITCZ brings moderate rains in Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), most parts of the country will experience partly cloudy skies with possible isolated rains in the afternoon or evening due to localized thunderstorms or convections, except in Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will be the dominant weather system affecting Visayas and Mindanao. ITCZ, which is the thick clouds coming from the south of Asia, is considered […]

Thousands attend evangelical missions in Cebu and Palawan

THE Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) recently held successive evangelical-relief missions in Cebu and Palawan as part of its ongoing intensified campaign to reach out to more people under the project called “Kabayan Ko, Kapatid Ko” or “My Countrymen, My Brethren.” More than 25,000 attended the activity held on Friday, June 20, at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum.  The area overflowed with people, filling even the area in front of the coliseum. The attendees who came […]

PHL to release two underaged Chinese poachers

MANILA, May 12 (PNA) -– The Philippine government on Monday said it will release from its custody two of the 11 Chinese poachers who were found to be minors. A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) statement said the two were among the crew of Chinese fishermen arrested last week in Hasa-Hasa Shoal — the Philippines’ name for the rocky outcrop within its territorial waters also known by its international name, “Half Moon Shoal”. Under Philippine […]

Chinese fishing vessel intercepted in Phl EEZ

Philippine authorities have arrested a Chinese fishing vessel with a crew of 11 and a hold full of 500 turtles, a 100 kilometers away from Palawan. Meanwhile, at least 10 people were injured when a fire erupted in AFP military headquarters in Taguig City.