Top News

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level on Bulusan Volcano to 1 (low-level unrest) after a phreatic eruption at dawn Monday that lasted 24 minutes. The event produced a bent plume that rose 4,500 meters above the crater, with ash fall reported in severs barangays in Irosin, Jubqn, and Magallanes—all towns in Sorsogon. Local government units and the public are reminded that entry into the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone must be strictly prohibited and that vigilance in the 2-kilometer Extended Danger Zone (EDZ) on the southeast sector must be exercised due to the possible impacts of volcanic hazards such as PDCs, ballistic projectiles, rockfall, avalanches and ashfall on these danger areas.

NLEX Corp. on Monday reported a 21 percent rise in net income to ₱12.07 billion in 2024, up from ₱10.01 billion the previous year, driven by increased toll revenue and disciplined cost management, the company announced.

Officials from Japan and the Philippines marked on Monday the successful connection of one of the twin tunnels of the Davao City Bypass project — the longest mountain tunnel in the country at 2.3 kilometers.