DPWH reports 34% completion of Piggatan Detour Bridge

After 10 days of construction, the Piggatan Detour Bridge in Alcala, Cagayan, is now 34% complete.

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon aims to finish the project within 60 days. The original Piggatan Bridge collapsed on October 6, reportedly due to overloading.

Related story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/alcala-cagayan-piggatan-bridge-collapses-october-2025/

Search and retrieval operations are underway in Quezon, Bukidnon following the collapse of a portion of the Bukidnon-Davao road on Saturday night, October 18.

Authorities have so far recovered a "bao-bao" tricycle buried in the landslide. They are currently searching for the couple that was in the vehicle. Photos courtesy of Quezon, Bukidnon LGU

All sea trips in the province of Quezon are suspended as of 11 am on Sunday, October 19, due to Tropical Storm Ramil (Fengshen), the Coast Guard stations in Northern Quezon and Southern Quezon announce. https://www.facebook.com/QuezonGovPh/posts/pfbid0232WEnqpgSS8Y8FQxqeKMmeerCvsDs2Kuhj5yniETwZXg8QCHRwiCV4FCXRcC21k5l

Cebu Normal University students protest today, October 21, during the Board of Regents (BOR) meeting to demand transparency and accountability after the Academic Center for Arts and Sciences (ACAS) building was damaged and left visibly leaning by the recent earthquake, forcing all classes online while the P2-billion Smart Campus project remains unfinished. | via Marjuice Destinado/Rappler

LOOK: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon inspects the collapsed portion of the Bukidnon-Davao (BuDa) Road in Quezon town, Bukidnon on Tuesday, October 21.

The DPWH has so far installed pipe scaffolding to help commuters safely cross over the damaged road. Dizon also ordered the conduct of a full geotechnical investigation for the construction of a detour road.

The BuDa road collapsed on Saturday night, October 18, due to a landslide. The DPWH began construction of the road in the 70s and connects the Davao Region to Northern Mindanao. Photos courtesy of DPWH Northern Mindanao

Here's where the proposed detour road will be, according to the Quezon municipal government:

NEWS UPDATE: Malacañang announces the signing of Executive Order No. 100 that establishes the floor price of palay. The EO also provides trigger mechanisms for the implementation of this floor price.

Read the whole EO here:

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2025/10/25/executive-order-no-100-s-2025/

Quezon City 1st District Representative Arjo Atayde: No ghost projects in my district

“There's no basis for claims that these exists,” Atayde said according to a press release Monday, October 27. “Maybe there's just a need for proper coordination so information about the projects is accurate.”

According to QC LGU’s report released last September, there are seven flood control works in District 1 that can’t be found due to lack of coordinates.

Atayde said, according to the press release, that five of the seven projects “were completed, while two were suspended due to pending issues.”

Here's the story from September: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/metro-manila/ghost-flood-control-projects-quezon-city-report-september-2025/

[Hapenning Now] To unravel the truth behind Calumpit, Bulacan's ghost flood control projects, the Operation: Ghostbuster Projects, a creative protest and public education walk organized by The Traveling Salakot, Kabataang Boluntir Initiative, and KAPARIZ-Bulacan in partnership with GoodGovPH and Future Bridging Leaders Program Alumni Association has started, Thursday, October 30.

As part of the public education walk of Operation: Ghostbuster Projects, the participants stopped at Kanyugan Linear Park to oversee the incomplete flood control projects along the Calumpit river.

Im not sure if this is the right channel for this but I think it falls under the umbrella of transportation. Im just curious to know if Im the only bothered by the glaring white LED lamps of new vehicles that are being released. Wasn’t there a time when LTO used to ban it?

MONITOR. Coast Guard personnel and local disaster risk reduction officers monitor weather developments in Surigao del Norte as Severe Tropical Storm Tino (Kalmaegi) approaches, with tropical cyclone wind signals raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Coast Guard District Northeastern Mindanao

Classes suspended in Cagayan de Oro

Cagayan de Oro Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy has suspended classes in both public and private schools from Monday afternoon until Tuesday, November 3-4, as Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is raised over Misamis Oriental due to the approach of Severe Tropical Storm Tino (Kalmaegi). The suspension covers kindergarten to high school starting at 1 pm, while colleges and universities have discretion on whether to suspend classes. The state weather bureau forecasts moderate to heavy rain in Cagayan de Oro beginning around 2 pm. Herbie Gomez/Rappler

During One Young World 2025’s opening ceremony, the presentation of flags was serenaded by a magnificent choir. Yet as enchanting as their voices were, I think my fellow delegates would agree that nothing compared to the sound of 2,000 delegates from across the globe cheering inside Munich’s Olympic Hall—united by a common vision of making the world a better place.

Despite the time difference, one couldn’t help but stay wide awake during Bob Geldof’s speech. He spoke unapologetically about the challenges our world faces—the war in Gaza, the abuses in Sudan, and the plight of the Ukrainian people. These are topics we don’t often hear discussed in our local communities or by our leaders back home. I have never felt closer to the world than I did during these moments.

Geldof’s reply to Elon Musk’s remark on empathy being the weakness of Western nations specially left a lasting impression: “The glue of humanity is empathy.”

6 bodies found at Agusan del Sur helicopter crash site

​The bodies of six military personnel, believed to be the pilot and crew of a Super Huey helicopter that crashed on Tuesday, November 4, were recovered hours later in Loreto town, Agusan del Sur.

​The military's Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said the identities are being withheld pending family notification.

Army troops have secured the crash site and are assisting the Philippine Air Force with its investigation into the fatal incident.

DENR probes into Monterrazas de Cebu project for possible envi violations

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Central Visayas office together with the Cebu City government is conducting an investigation into possible environmental violations committed in the Monterrazas de Cebu project. This comes after Cebu City experiences massive floods due to Typhoon Tino.
The investigation team will check the project’s adherence to environmental regulations, the effectiveness of its drainage, slope protection, runoff management systems, among others.
If violations are proven, the DENR said in a statement Friday, November 7, that it “will not hesitate to enforce corrective actions, including suspension, penalties, or other legal remedies as provided by law.”