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Tornado destroys homes in Baseco Compound

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”.

Philippines to maintain rule of law

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.  

ICYMI: Interview with DENR USec. Leo Jasareno

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.

Thailand detains several people for questioning over deadly blasts

  (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 […]

At least three dead, thousands rescued from deadly Louisiana flood waters

  (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 […]

Police try to disperse Milwaukee crowds after one person shot during protests

(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 […]

Wingsuit jumpers join meteor shower in Spanish sky

  (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 […]

Usain Bolt wins historic 3rd straight 100M gold

  (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 […]

PDEA warns public of 7 new dangerous drugs

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 […]

Mga pag-ulan inaasahang tatagal pa hanggang Biyernes

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, […]

Weather Update: Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon and Western Visayas

QUEZON City, Philippines — As of 5:00 a.m. today, 15 August, the country’s weather bureau informed that strong to gale force southwesterly winds associated with the Southwest Monsoon is expected to affect the following areas: THE WESTERN SEABOARD OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LUZON (Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Mindoro Occidental and Palawan) The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) also said that occasional rains will prevail over Western Visayas, rest of Central Luzon […]

Ryan Lochte says gun held to head in taxi hold-up

  (Reuters) Armed robbers posing as police officers held a gun to the forehead of U.S. gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte in a taxi hold-up in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, feeding concern over safety at the first Olympic Games in South America. Lochte was returning to the Athletes’ Village from a party hosted by the French Games delegation, with swimming team mates Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen, when armed men carrying police […]