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(AFP) — At least one person was killed and four injured in an overnight prison revolt in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil, at the same facility from which one of the country’s most feared gang leaders escaped in January, the government said Thursday. Deputy security minister Lyonel Calderon said the toll was provisional pending a “complete review of the entire penitentiary center,” located in a city which has become a dangerous hub for the export […]
(AFP) — A Russian military plane crashed Thursday into the sea off Ukraine’s annexed peninsula, the Moscow-installed governor of the city of Sevastopol said. “A military plane has fallen into the sea,” Mikhail Razvozhayev said in a post on Telegram, without giving the cause. Footage on social media showed a plane in flames falling out of the sky. Sevastopol, the historic headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, sits on the southern tip of Crimea, the […]
(Eagle News)–“Filipinos do not yield.” President Bongbong Marcos issued the statement after another Philippine vessel on a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal figured in an incident with the Chinese Coast Guard, leaving at least three Philippine Navy personnel injured and the Philippine vessel damaged. The Philippine government said two vessels of the China Coast Guard water-cannoned the Unaizah May 4 (UM4) which carried the Navy personnel over the weekend. The UM4 was also carrying supplies […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, March 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:35 a.m. Its epicenter was 261 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 75 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. According to the weather bureau, the […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has approved the creation of a new barangay in Surigao del Sur. In signing Republic Act No. 11986, the President effectively established Barangay Guinhalinan in the Municipality of Barobo. The four-page law said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) shall conduct and supervise a plebiscite to be held in the barangay within three months from the Republic Act’s effectivity. This, it said, shall be shouldered by the municipality. The Barobo Municipal Mayor, […]
(Eagle News)–Farmers have increased their rice and corn production despite the El Niño phenomenon thanks to the implementation of a farming strategy that maximizes water use, the National Irrigation Administration said. According to NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen, based on a Philippine Statistics Authority report, the increase in palay production due to the alternate wetting and drying (AWD) planting strategy was seen this first quarter. During a harvest festival in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, this week, Guillen […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has declared half-day work in government offices on Wednesday, March 27. The circular signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the suspension of government work from noon on that day would enable government employees to travel to and from nearby regions in the country for the holidays. “However, those agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital services […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, Eastern Visayas and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. According to the weather bureau, the rest of the country will experience the […]
National highway in Goa also named (Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has signed four new laws renaming several circumferential and bypass roads, a bridge and a national highway. The Presidential Communications Office said the President, through Republic Act No. 11987, in particular, renamed the Bohol Island Circumferential Road, which traverses through Barangay Poblacion III northwards of Tagbilaran City, as the President Carlos P. Garcia Circumferential Road. The Urdaneta City Bypass Road, which goes through Barangays Nancayasan, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has strongly condemned the attack in a concert hall near Moscow on March 22 which left over 100 people dead and several injured. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs called the incident at the popular Crocus City Hall a “heinous attack” that resulted in “the loss of innocent lives, caused injuries to several people, and significantly damaged properties.” “We extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved families and wish the […]
(Eagle News)–Additional pertussis vaccine doses are set to arrive in the Philippines by June. Health Undersecretary and spokesperson Dr. Eric Tayag said these were apart from the 1500 doses the DOH gave the Quezon City government for use. “At habang hihihintay iyong bagong supply na baka sa June pa dumating ay mayroon tayong mga antibiotics para kung hindi maiwasan ang pagkahawa, may maibibigay na gamot,” he added. He said the agency was also doing a […]
