4 Meralco substations remain de-energized (5:20 p.m.)
MANILA – Manila Electric Company (Meralco) reported Sunday that only four power substations in their franchise area have remained de-energized.
1.2M still without electricity: Meralco (4:20 p.m.)
MANILA — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Sunday said a fourth of the total number of their customers or about 1.2 million are still without power due to flooding caused by typhoon “Ondoy
Classes suspended Monday due to ‘Ondoy’ (2:54 p.m.)
MANILA — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro announced Sunday the suspension of classes in all levels in Metro Manila and Rizal.
Areas in Manila still impassable (2:15 p.m.)
MANILA — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Sunday said several areas in Metro Manila are still impassable to traffic, a day after heavy rains brought about by typhoon “Ondoy
DTI warns vs commodity price hike (1:56 p.m.)
MANILA — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said there is an automatic price ceiling or freezing of prices of commodities in areas under a state of calamity.
Peace talks beyond Arroyo’s term
DAVAO CITY — The peace process between the government and Moro rebels will not end along with the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said.
Comelec plans mock poll
CEBU CITY — To erase doubts about poll automation technology, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Saturday the agency will hold a mock election months before May 10, next year.
Floods plague Luzon
MANILA — Tropical Storm Ondoy (International codename: Ketsana) crossed Central Luzon Saturday night and is on its way to South China Sea, leaving most of Metro Manila in floodwaters and a death toll of 40.
Storm leaves 72 dead and missing
MANILA — (Updated 12:20 p.m.) Rescuers stepped up their efforts in the northern Philippines on Sunday as the skies started to clear a day after a tropical storm tore through and left more than 70 people killed or missing in the worst flooding in more than four decades.
Lead poisons 121 children in eastern China (11:33 a.m.)
BEIJING — Medical tests have shown at least 121 children living near a battery plant in eastern China are suffering from lead poisoning, the latest in a recent string of such cases that have affected