Polls usher in changes in south Luzon
By Redempto AndaThe race is over for top posts in local elections in Palawan and in mayoral races in Los Baños town and Lucena City where prominent names such as Mitra, Genuino and Talaga got trounced.
The race is over for top posts in local elections in Palawan and in mayoral races in Los Baños town and Lucena City where prominent names such as Mitra, Genuino and Talaga got trounced.
The race is over for top posts in local elections in Palawan and in mayoral races in Los Baños town and Lucena City where prominent names such as Mitra, Genuino and Talaga got trounced. In Palawan, businessman Jose C. Alvarez (Nationalist People’s Coalition) is the new governor. He beat incumbent Governor Abraham Kahlil Mitra (Liberal [...]

Faulty compact flash (CF) cards and malfunctioning PCOS machines delayed transmission of election returns to some municipal and provincial board of canvassers, delaying the proclamation of winners in Cavite, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Batangas and Marinduque.

The state weather bureau on Friday morning alerted the public on possible flooding in low-lying areas as it issued a yellow warning in parts of Southern Luzon.

The low pressure area monitored off Southern Luzon has dissipated, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.
Parts of the country will experience cloudy skies and scattered rains as the tail-end of a cold front affects Southern Luzon and Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Thursday.
When at the port here, don’t bring a bladed item, or you may not reach your destination. Passengers at the Batangas International Port must undergo manual inspection, X-ray machine checking and K9 units inspection before boarding the ships or motorized bancas leaving the port.
One of 10 fishermen missing in Catanduanes was found ashore on Samar Island Friday but search-and-rescue teams were still looking for 18 more persons in Southern Luzon who went missing amid foul weather spawned by Tropical Storm Falcon (Meari).