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)

By Joel E. Zurbano and Macon Ramos-Araneta

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