Tarlac, Philippines News

Tomorrow, Nov. 27, we observe the 77th Birth Anniversary of a great statesman, a well-loved Filipino, and an exemplary family man Senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr.

Dr. Enrique S. Manabat Jr. M.D., formerly of Green Bay, Wis., was born Jan. 18, 1929, in Tarlac, Philippines, to Enrique Sr.

The congressional inquiry into the alleged overpriced purchase of road right-of-way in the Cojuangco family-owned Hacienda Luisita sugar land has political undertones, Quezon Rep.

Walter Zergman of Sequim is among the few living veterans of the Bataan Death March of 1942.

THE entire Central Luzon and its two international freeport zones are joining the forthcoming North Philippines Tourism and Travel Expo 2009, further affirming the event's national, international and regional character.

MABALACAT, Pampanga At least 75 tribesmen from Mindoro, Quezon, and Pampanga will vie for the top honors in the First ever Philippine Olympic Committee ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Mangyan-Aeta-Dumagat indigenous people of the Philippines of the 'Tribal Games finals on Friday at Clark Freeport Picnic Grounds, Mabalacat, Pampanga.

Weather bureau PAGASA hoisted Storm Signal No. 3 in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon as Typhoon Santi is forecast to make landfall Friday.

This infrared image from NASA's AIRS instrument on the Aqua Satellite shows the extent of Mirinae's high clouds on Oct.

This is the map of tributaries and flood-prone areas around the Agno River basin from Pagasa's Flood Forecast Branch.

This is the map of tributaries and flood-prone areas around the Pampanga River basin from Pagasa's Flood Forecast Branch.

AT&T Inc. announced Wednesday its contribution of an additional US$25,000 to Tlcoms Sans Frontires , the France-based organisation specialised in providing emergency telecommunication, facilitating the coordination of aid efforts in the wake of disasters.

NASA's MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite captured Typhoon Lupit on Oct. 22 at 0240 UTC , and it didn't show an eye, indicating the storm may be weakening as it runs into dry air.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration on Wednesday raised Storm Signal No.

The operators of Angat, Pantabangan and San Roque three major dams in Northern and Central Luzon blamed for exacerbating floods in the region last week released water again Thurdday due to heavy rains triggered by a low pressure area, further inundating communities.

Although the rains have stopped for at least three days, large areas in Northern and Central Luzon remain under deep water Monday from overflowing rivers after dams in the two regions released water at the height of typhoon "Pepeng," authorities said.

Floodwaters spawned by typhoon "Pepeng" refused to recede in 232 out of 849 villages in 22 towns and five cities of Nueva Ecija, making search and relief operations a difficult task for personnel of local government units as well as the army and the police.

Sen. Francis 'Chiz' Escudero on Monday deferred announcing his plans for 2010 saying the country should not be "distracted" by politics in the wake of the tragedy brought by typhoon "Pepeng." "Eyes on the ball first," he said in a press conference.

The Aqua satellite captured both Extra-Tropical Storm Melor over northwestern Japan, and Tropical Depression Parma still over the Philippines on Oct.

American military helicopters ferried tons of aid Sunday to a northern Philippine mountain region facing shortages of food, gasoline and coffins after back-to-back typhoons killed more than 600 in the country.

A flood victim looks at sacks of relief goods that are transported on a boat in La Paz, Tarlac, in the northern Philippines October 11, 2009.