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Manila Philippines – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced on Friday that the country's rainy season is underway.

The weather bureau stressed that scattered thunderstorms,Supertyphoon Bet...

June 2, 2023
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A fare increase may be considered from franchised bus operators, according to the Chief Executive in Council on Monday, May 30.

They are proposals from five bus companies where most of the rates will increase from  HK$0.5 to HK$1.

May 31, 2023

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Manila, Philippines - At least 1 million jobs will be offered by Saudi Arabia to Filipino workers for the next two years, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Tuesday. The announcement came even as the neighboring Kuwait has suspended entry visas for Filipino workers since May 10, displacing 815 first-time workers. In a press bri...

May 31, 2023
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Manila, Philippines – The Philippine Congress has passed a bill on Monday placing the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Under House Bill 8325 or the “Overseas Filipino Workers Hospital Act” approved by 255 members, th...

May 30, 2023
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Manila, Philippines - There is no specific timetable  yet when the Saudi government will be able to fully pay the unpaid wages of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were formerly employed by nine companies that went bankrupt. But the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said that the funds are already available and that the said claimants will...

May 30, 2023
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Manila, Philippines - Budget airline Cebu Pacific has cancelled more flights today due to typhoon Betty. In its 7:30 pm Monday advisory, the airline listed the following flights as cancelled: 5J 196/197: Manila – Cauayan - Manila DG 6043/6044: Manila – Coron - Manila DG 6047/6048: Manila – Coron - Manila DG 6051/6052: Manila – Coro...

May 30, 2023
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Filipino woman dies after falling from a high-rise building in Pok Fu Lam. A 55-year-old Filipino woman fell from a high-rise building today, 29 May, in Yar Chee Villas at Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong police reported. Over the phone, Hong Kong police told to HKNEWS, that at around 7:36 am today, they received a report from a securit...

May 29, 2023
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Manila, Philippines - Typhoon Betty (International Name: Mawar) has slightly accelerated northwest over the waters east of Cagayan province as state weather forecasting agency PAGASA has raised Tropical Storm Warning Signal No. 2in 3 areas. In its 5 am tropical cyclone bulletin issued today, PAGASA said typhoon Betty's center of the eye was esti...

May 29, 2023