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The Tuguegarao City government is facing the possibility of declaring a city-wide state of calamity as the flood caused by “Nona” keeps most of the city submerged. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will start accepting applications for gun ban exemptions for the 2016 elections. This is in order to issue the necessary permits in an earlier period. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau beats United States President Barack Obama when the chair that he used in the APEC summit was sold in an auction for the price of more than Php 2 million. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the supply of electricity in Northern Samar may not be returned for several months due to the damages caused by “Nona”, which uprooted 84% of the electric posts in the said region. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/gaAs0BWF0rc
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed 19 areas in Mindanao due to “Onyok”. The storm was spotted near Surigao. To find out the areas under storm signal number 1, please see the accompanying video. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
The Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) first Public-Private Partnership Project, the Contactless Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS), has reached Full Systems Acceptance (FSA), marking the end of the trial period. “We have reached another milestone through the roll-out of a modern, unified ticketing system. We have been informed that we are the fastest in the world to achieve FSA, which means the system passed the standards and requirements we have set. This is certainly […]
European Council President Donald Tusk said early on Friday (December 18) morning that he was more optimistic of finding a compromise with Prime Minister David Cameron in February after a summit dinner on Thursday discussing British demands for reform of the European Union. “We had a substantive and constructive discussion over dinner. I didn’t want to sound too dramatic before the meeting, but I do believe that tonight was a make-or-break moment. Prime Minister Cameron set […]
Tropical Depression Onyok maintained its strength and direction as it continues to pose threat over CARAGA Region. Onyok has maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and is moving to west direction at 17 kph. As of 4am, based on all available data, Onyok was located at 405 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) No. 1 has been raised over the following areas: Agusan del Norte Agusan del […]
President Barack Obama said on Thursday U.S. intelligence professionals did not have any specific or credible information about a pending attack on the United States and Americans would prevail over the threat of terrorism. Obama, speaking to reporters during a visit with advisers at the National Counterterrorism Center outside Washington, warned the U.S. public to remain vigilant going into the holiday season. “When terrorists pull off a despicable act like what happened in San Bernardino, […]
Philippine shares bounced back to the 6,800-territory on thin volume on Wednesday, buoyed by wall street’s rally, despite expectations of higher interest rates by the United States (us) federal reserve. The Philippine stock exchange index surged on thin volume 106.37 points or 1.59 percent to 6,807.72 from previous day’s 6,701.35 close. The positive sentiment was also seen across the region, with Japans’ Nikkei 225 surging 2.6 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index advancing 2.06 percent […]
The Office of Civil Defense of Bicol considers “Nona” as massively destructive, destroying 27, 000 houses due to storm surge. The whole province is experiencing lack of power. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Malacañang guaranteed that Php 4 billion be set aside to serve as a rehabilitation fund after the rampage of “Nona”. Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma added that said fund was set aside after President Benigno S. Aquino III ordered such in a meeting attended by several members of the Cabinet. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/QSb-zjR0Z1M
