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MANILa, Philippines (Eagle News) — Describing global warming as a “crisis”, Senator Loren Legarda on Monday said disaster-prone nations should take immediate action ahead of the implementation of the Paris agreement on Climate Change. During the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) high-level climate policy forum at the Senate, she said, they cannot wait for the agreement to take effect before taking action. The CVF is a group of 43 developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A magnitude 5.6 undersea earthquake struck Japan Monday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, though there were no immediate reports of damages. The quake struck at about 4:00 pm (0700 GMT) at a depth of some 28 kilometres (17 miles), the US Geological Survey said. There was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, battered by a massive […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A tornado wrecked havoc in the Baseco Compound, Tondo, Manila, yesterday, August 14. The tornado damaged 200 homes and resulted in a resident suffering injuries. The tornado formed in the sea due to the inclement weather brought by the “habagat”.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — With the embassy of the United States of America expressing alarm regarding the large number of illegal drug-related killings, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured the US that the government supports the rule of law and that the Duterte administration does not sanction vigilante killings.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Leo Jasereno talks about the DENR’s mining audit the deadline for which is August for metallic mines and September for non-metallic mines.
(REUTERS) Thailand’s army said on Monday it had detained several people for questioning over a wave of deadly bombings in some of the country’s best known-beach resorts that killed four people and wounded dozens, including tourists. Last week’s blasts came days after Thais voted to accept a military-backed constitution that paves the way for an election at the end of 2017. No group has claimed responsibility, although police and the government have ruled out […]
(REUTERS) Emergency crews have rescued more than 7,000 people stranded in Louisiana by historic flooding that has killed at least three people and submerged whole communities, Governor John Bel Edwards said on Sunday (August 14), as the U.S. Gulf Coast braced for more rain and rising waters. Stranded residents have been pulled out of flooded homes and swamped cars in cities and towns across the southern part of the state, said Edwards, who has […]
(REUTERS) Tensions rose again on Sunday night with one person shot in the Milwaukee neighborhood where the fatal shooting of a suspect by a police officer touched off rioting and arson the previous night and prompted Wisconsin’s governor to activate the National Guard. After small groups of demonstrators gathered earlier in peaceful vigils, Milwaukee police said late Sunday night they began attempting to disperse crowds after shots were fired and objects were thrown by some […]
(Reuters) Joakim Sommer, Armando del Rey, Marco Waltenspiel and Georg Lettner paid a tribute to the celestial event this week, flying over La Palma in the Canary Islands where the sky is considered the cleanest in the North Hemisphere for astronomic observation. The four jumpers joined the Perseids, a prolific meteor shower usually peaking in August. That mid-August night, up to 500 meteors were observed per hour. In fact, the visibility of the Perseids […]
(Reuters) For 9.81 glorious seconds on Sunday (August 14), all the ills that have dogged athletics recently were forgotten as Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100 metres final to become the first man to win three successive Olympic titles on the track. The Jamaican superstar trailed arch-rival Justin Gatlin, roundly booed by the Rio crowd for his doping past, until the 70 metre mark but then swept past the American, finding time […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 15 (PIA) – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) recently issued a warning to the public on the inclusion of seven additional substances in the list of dangerous drugs based on the recommendations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). PDEA Director General Isidro S. Lapeña cited the various decisions of the CND during its 59th Session classifying the following substances with the appropriate controls […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Asahan ang mas marami pang ulan at mga posibleng pagbaha ngayong linggo. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ito ay dahil tatagal pa hanggang sa Biyernes, Agosto 19 ang mga pag-ulang dulot ng southwest monsoon o habagat. Partikular na inalerto ng PAGASA hinggil sa mga posibleng maranasang malakas na ulan at pagbaha ay ang Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region , Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, […]
