VOL. XXXVII • NO. 116 • 2 SECTIONS 8 PAGES JUNE 11, 2023
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NEW LAVA DOME. A new summit lava dome at the crater of Mayon Volcano emerges as its pre-existing one has been pushed out in increments, resulting in a series of rockfall in the first week of June 2023. The Mayon Volcano Network has recorded a total of 579 rockfall incidents since June 1, 2023. Phivolcs Facebook Page
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PBBM: Get out of harm’s way Assures funds, food packs ready amid Mayon’s continued unrest
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RESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged residents living inside the danger zone of Mayon Volcano to heed the evacuation instructions and directives of their local government officials to ensure their safety.
“With the declaration of a state of calamity in Albay due to Mayon Volcano’s restiveness, we are reminding Bicolano residents to follow the recommendation and evacuation instructions of your local officials to ensure everyone’s safety,” the President said. In a briefing in Albay on Saturday, Eugene Escobar, research division chief of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO), said at least 10,000 families or about 40,000 residents will be evacuated this weekend -- almost double the initial estimate. Albay Gov. Edcel “Grex” Lagman
said Saturday around 3,000 families have already been evacuated after Alert Level 3 was raised due to Mayon’s volcanic activity. Mr. Marcos said government funds and food packs are available for affected residents, citing the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s P114 million quick response fund, P5 million in standby fund, and 179,000 family food packs in Disaster Response Centers. The DSWD has also readied a P67.8 million fund and 814,758 family food packs in other field offices to support the relief needs of areas affected by Mayon’s seismic activities, Mr. Marcos
said. The families to be evacuated are those living inside the 6-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone as well as the 7-kilometer radius of the volcano, covering the villages in Camalig, Daraga, Guinobatan, Legazpi, Ligao, Malilipot, Sto. Domingo and Tabaco. Lagman said preemptive evacuation efforts started in Camalig and Guinobatan as they are the towns most vulnerable to the volcanic activity. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology released new photos of Mayon volcano’s summit on Saturday showing a new lava dome emerging. “A new summit lava dome in the Mayon Volcano Crater emerges as its pre-existing one has been pushed out in increments that formed rockfall in the first week of June 2023,” Phivolcs said.
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS.
A man sells different sizes of Philippine flags along EDSA in Quezon City ahead of Independence Day on Monday, June 12, 2023. Joey Razon
Higher NLEX toll fees to take effect June 15 MOTORISTS will have to pay higher toll fees at the North Luzon Expressway starting Thursday, June 15. NLEX Corp., which manages the highway, said an additional P7 will be collected in the open system, while P0.36 per kilometer will be collected in the closed system. The toll rate adjustment approved by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). Under the new toll fee matrix, an
additional fee of P7 will be charged against Class 1 vehicles, P17 for Class 2 vehicles and P19 for Class 3 vehicles. Those traveling NLEX end-to-end between Metro Manila and Mabalacat City will pay an additional P33 for Class 1, P81 for Class 2 and P98 for Class 3 vehicles. The open system covers cities Navotas, Valenzuela, and Caloocan in Metro Manila Manila to Marilao, Bulacan.
The closed system covers the portion between Bocaue, Bulacan and Sta. Ines, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, including Subic-Tipo. NLEX Corp. said the new rates were part of the authorized periodic adjustments due in 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2020. This year’s adjustment is the fourth and last tranche of the 2012 and 2014 adjustments.
‘Chedeng’ may enhance habagat as it exits PH TYPHOON “Chedeng” may enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat” as it maintained its strength while moving slowly over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said Saturday. Chedeng is unlikely to directly bring heavy rainfall over the country in the next three days. But it mag bring gusty conditions while it affects the habagat in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Visayas, Zambales, Bataan, Camiguin, and Dinagat Islands. Chedeng may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) between late evening today or early Monday, according to PAGASA. “Chedeng is unlikely to directly bring heavy rainfall over the country in the next 3 days. However, the southwest monsoon may be enhanced by Chedeng and bring occasional rains over the western portions of Luzon and Visayas in the next 3 days,” PAGASA said. The typhoon may also bring moderate to rough seas over the seaboards of extreme northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of mainland northern Luzon.
Diesel leads oil price hike at P1.50/liter n By ALENA MAE S. FLORES
GATHERING. Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) introduces Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo (2nd from left) and Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. (left) to Chief Executive of Hongkong Special Administrative Region, John Lee Ka-chiu during a celebration to mark the 125th anniversary of Philippine Independence at Aberdeen Marina Club in Hongkong.
House aims to be prolific, focused—Barbers n By MARICELV. CRUZ THE House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez will continue to be a prolific in terms of its primary task of legislation for the entire 19th Congress. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, chairman of the House
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Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said Romualdez had already set the tone during the First Regular Session with its high output of processed and approved measures. “The measures the House approved during the First Regular Session have both quality and quantity. Quality, because the chamber passed 33 out of the 42
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priority bills of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. as listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC); and quantity, because the chamber was able to process 30 measures per session day, and this was 10 percent more than what the previous Congress did,” sai Barbers, a stalwart of the Nacionalista Party.
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OIL firms are poised to implement a price hike next week, according to Unioil Petroleum Philippines. Diesel prices may rise by P1.30 to P1.50 per liter while gasoline may go up by P1.10 to P1.30 per liter. The forecasted oil price hike will wipe out the price cut implemented by the oil firms on June 6. Oil companies earlier implemented a per liter decrease of P0.60 per liter for gasoline and kerosene and P0.30 per liter for diesel. These price adjustments resulted in a year-to-date net decrease for diesel at P5.35 per liter and kerosene at P7.35 per liter. Gasoline, on the other hand, has a net increase of P5.50 per liter.
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