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PNP tests new Crisis Action Force
by Felix Delos Santos - August 2, 2011 - 12:00am
Almost a year after a bloody hostage-taking at Rizal Park in Manila, the Philippine National Police started yesterday testing the mettle of its newly activated PNP Crisis Action Force (CAF) with five days of “unscripted”...
De la Paz apologizes for Moscow fiasco
by Felix Delos Santos - October 22, 2008 - 12:00am
Retired police comptroller Director Eliseo de la Paz returned to Manila yesterday and immediately apologized, saying he ...
More rains to come as ‘Simbang Gabi’ begins
by Felix Delos Santos - December 16, 2005 - 12:00am
Celebrate Christmas come rain, shine or economic difficulty — and be prepared with cold-weather gear and lots of cheer. The first of the nine-day novena of Advent will be greeted not only with the wild flapping...
Punongbayan kids seek national scientist award for dad
by Felix Delos Santos - May 24, 2005 - 12:00am
The children of the late Dr. Raymundo Punongbayan, former director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs), would like their father to be posthumously awarded the prestigious "National...
Veil of grief hangs over Phivolcs offices
by Felix Delos Santos - May 7, 2005 - 12:00am
A pall has descended over the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) building in Diliman, Quezon City a week after its former director and four of its scientists perished in a helicopter crash. While...
Ash Wednesday ushers in Lenten season
by Felix Delos Santos - February 9, 2005 - 12:00am
The Catholic Church marks the beginning of the Lenten season today with the placing of ashes on the foreheads of the faithful. By tradition, the ashes to be used in today’s Ash Wednesday ritual are made from...
Mayon showing signs of renewed unrest
by Felix Delos Santos - September 14, 2004 - 12:00am
LEGAZPI CITY — Government volcanologists warned yesterday that Mayon Volcano has been showing signs of renewed unrest such as an intensifying crater glow, increased seismic activity and a high level of sulfur...
Pacquiao home, gets hero’s welcome
by Felix Delos Santos - May 14, 2004 - 12:00am
Judges may have ruled his fight with the Mexican champion a draw, but for Filipinos, uncrowned world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao won that 12-round bout in Las Vegas, Nevada last weekend. Pacquiao...
Intensity 4 quake hits Central Luzon
by Felix Delos Santos - October 28, 2003 - 12:00am
An Intensity 4 tectonic earthquake jolted the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac in Central Luzon at exactly 5:14 yesterday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs...
‘Simbang Gabi’ starts tomorrow morning
by Felix Delos Santos - December 15, 2002 - 12:00am
"Simbang gabi na! Pasko na!" Filipino faithful will wake up to these words tomorrow and make their way to the nearest churches for the start of nine-day Misa de Gallo, so-called because these Masses are...
Mayon Volcano emits high gas levels
by Felix Delos Santos - November 19, 2002 - 12:00am
Government volcanologists closely monitoring restive Mayon Volcano noted yesterday a high level of gas emission during the past 24-hour observation period. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
Magma keeps rising at Mayon volcano
by Felix Delos Santos - November 7, 2002 - 12:00am
Magma materials continue to rise at Mayon Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said yesterday. According to Phivolcs, the rising of magma materials is evidenced by the high...
‘Lagalag’ to bring rains to Metro
by Felix Delos Santos - August 2, 2002 - 12:00am
A tropical depression east of northern Luzon is expected to bring monsoon rains to Metro Manila and much of the country’s west, according to the government weather forecasting center. Packing 55-kilometer-per-hour...
‘Salubong’ marks Easter Sunday
by Felix Delos Santos - March 31, 2002 - 12:00am
A semblance of angels will fly in most Catholic churches all over the country at dawn today to mark the end of the three-day mourning following the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. Easter Sunday also ends the...
Mayon ash chokes villages; power out
by Felix Delos Santos - March 1, 2000 - 12:00am
LEGAZPI CITY - Mayon volcano repeatedly erupted late into the evening yesterday, shrouding distant towns with ash, knocking out power lines and forcing thousands more villagers to flee their homes. Three people...
Rains stall evacuation in Mayon communities
by Felix Delos Santos - February 17, 2000 - 12:00am
LEGAZPI CITY - Heavy rains stalled yesterday efforts to evacuate villagers within the six-kilometer radius permanent danger zone around Mayon Volcano which has become more restive, prompting government volcanologists...
Mayon becoming more restive; alert level up
by Felix Delos Santos - February 16, 2000 - 12:00am
Government volcanologists raised yesterday the alert level at Mayon Volcano in Albay from "alarming" to "critical" following signs that hot molten rock was slowly but steadily rising to the crater. The Philippine...
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