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NEWS / A2
NEWS / A2 VOL. XXXVII • NO. 115 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
20,000 flee restive Mayon
Blast at summit sign of possible eruption as Albay declares state of calamity
By Charles Dantes, Rio N. Araja, and Maricel V. Cruz
M
AYON Volcano’s crater glowed well into the night on Friday as state volcanologists said it erupted at the summit and a bigger blast was possible, while authorities evacuated thousands of residents from its surrounding towns and awaited an escalation to Alert Level 4, one step higher than the activity that saw the lava flow down its slopes yesterday. The Albay provincial government on Friday declared a state of calamity as Next page
MAYON AGLOW. Mayon Volcano's crater is aglow with fresh lava in this photo taken at 8:30 p.m. last night by Phivolcs, while James Albert Polero's photo shows pyroclastic movement as seen from Brgy. Bonga, Bacacay, Albay, on Friday (inset). The entire province of Albay has been placed under a state of calamity as police help residents climb onto trucks to take them away from the volcano's danger zone. Phivolcs, Albay PNP photos
Gov’t keeping close eye on Taal, Kanlaon activities too By Charles Dantes THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has ordered its offices in the Bicol region and Calabarzon to heighten their monitoring activities and to coordinate with their
respective communities amid the increased activity from Mayon and Taal volcanoes. Civil Defense Administrator and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
Executive Director, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said the OCD is coordinating with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and other government agencies in its continuous monitoring.
“We are coordinating with Phivolcs on the volcanic activities of Mayon and Taal as well as with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and our counterparts in Next page
NAIA 3 suffers El Niño here, US agency says; 30-min. power Save more water, PBBM orders outage anew By Vince Lopez By Joel E. Zurbano and Macon Ramos-Araneta
CHINESE ROCKET PART. The Philippine Coast Guard shows a portion of a Chinese rocket recovered by fisherman Alvin Menez in the open sea water approximately 10 miles off Napot Point, Brgy Nagbalayong, Morong, Bataan. The debris is now at Coast Guard Station Bataan for investigation and proper disposition. PCG Photo
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the country’s premier gateway, suffered another 30-minute-long power outage on Friday – barely a month after a similar brownout on Labor Day -- as travelers sought to leave for the long Independence Day weekend. The power interruption from 12:51 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at NAIA Terminal 3 resulted in long queues at immigration booths, while airlines had to resort to manual check-in and loading of baggage. Some flights were also delayed by the brownout. “Again, we would like to apologize
SENIOR Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. urged the House of Representatives to remain committed to working on measures that would sustain the country’s
economic growth. He made the appeal in reaction to the World Bank’s decision to upgrade its economic outlook for the Philippines for this year from a range of 5.4 to 5.6 percent to a full six percent. This came after Speaker Martin
Romualdez said the House would not allow distractions in formulating policies for the benefit of the Filipino people. Romualdez issued the statement as the World Bank projected a 6% gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the Philippines this year. Next page
DMW lists 20 ‘cardinal sins’ for recruitment agencies TO strengthen the rights and welfare of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) signed on Friday new rules and regulations that it said are easier to understand, not only by the recruitment agencies but by the migrant
workers themselves. Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said the new rules provide 20 "cardinal sins" that may lead to the cancellation of a recruitment agency’s license, adding that the list of serious offenses was drawn up in consultation
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Focus on besting 6% GDP growth, lawmakers urged By Maricel V. Cruz
AN expected El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, raising fears of extreme weather and temperature records, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. This developed as President Ferdinand
Marcos Jr. directed all government agencies to strictly implement water conservation measures In light of the possible El Niño long dry spell. Marked by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific
with various stakeholders. The list includes acts of graft and corruption, including attempts to bribe DMW officials and personnel, and the recruitment and deployment of minors and underaged workers. Next page
Number coding shelved for June 12 celebrations THERE will be no number coding on Monday, June 12, as the country celebrates its 125th Independence Day, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. But the MMDA announced on Friday it will impose a traffic rerouting scheme primarily along Roxas Boulevard in Manila due Next page
INDEPENDENCE DAY PREP.
Members of the Armed Forces conduct exercises in preparation for the 125th Independence Day Anniversary at Rizal Park on Friday, even as a tattered Philippine flag flaps proudly at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, another site of the Freedom Day rites (inset). Norman Cruz and Danny Pata