Ghio Ong

3 weeks ago | onenews.ph | Ghio Ong

Science, Health & Environment Ghio Ong June 3, 2025 The state weather bureau advised the public and all concerned agencies to take precautionary measures against the adverse impacts of the rainy season. Pedestrians cross a street in Cubao, Quezon City on May 31, 2025 as the southwest monsoon season begins. Photo by Noel Pabalate, The Philippine STAR It’s official: the rainy season is here.

3 weeks ago | philstar.com | Ghio Ong

MANILA, Philippines — In a land famous for pizza, pasta, espresso and gelato, the sweet and tangy mango – one of the Philippines’ most beloved fruits – is soon entering the markets of Italy for the first time. Boxes of Philippine mangoes sourced from Pangasinan farms landed at the Fiumicino airport in Rome on Sunday, according to the Department of Agriculture.

3 weeks ago | philstar.com | Ghio Ong

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists covering or altering their license plates cannot escape from the no-contact apprehension policy or NCAP, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Land Transportation Office (LTO). Some motorcycle riders are using surgical masks, electrical and masking tapes as well as remote-controlled blackout devices to cover their license plates, based on video images recorded by the MMDA Command Center.

3 weeks ago | philstar.com | Ghio Ong

MANILA, Philippines — It’s official: the rainy season is here. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced this just three days after the southwest monsoon started to prevail.

3 weeks ago | philstar.com | Ghio Ong

MANILA, Philippines — A week after the reinstatement of the no contact apprehension policy of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, a lawyer plans to have it stopped again, claiming the MMDA is unprepared to enforce NCAP due to issues on data privacy and arbitrary enforcement. In the motion for reconsideration The STAR obtained, lawyer Juman Paa ask the Supreme Court to review its ruling to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) imposed on the NCAP.