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...
Manila, Philippines - Prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is expected to go down by at least P6 per kilogram this month, industry sources said. In a statement, Petron said that its LPG prices were reduced by P6.20 per kilogram. Meanwhile, the Solane-branded LPG also decreased by P6.18 per kg and Phoenix Super LPG also went down by P6.10 per ...
[video width="848" height="480" mp4="https://hongkongnews.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Tuen-Mun-lightning.mp4"][/video] A terrifying moment for a residential home was captured on camera when lighting struck it due to the impact of Typhoon Mawar. Chris Mak Yun-pui, a Sha Tin district councilor, posted a video on social media where it show...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
