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JULY 9 (Eagle News), Weather Update: The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday morning placed the provinces of Bataan and Bulacan under “Orange rainfall” due to heavy downpours brought by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical cyclone “Falcon”. The orange rainfall advisory is raised in areas where rainfall is between 15 mm and 30 mm within one hour. Flooding is a definite threat in communities under the orange alert. As of […]
QUEZON CITY, 9 July (PIA) – All units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are ready for the onset of Tropical Cyclone ‘Falcon.’ This after the PNP has activated its Implan ‘Saklolo’ (Policing During Disaster) to ensure availability of PNP personnel and resources for disaster incident management operations in areas threatened by ‘Falcon.’ According to Chief Superintendent Wilfredo Franco, Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate for Police Community Relations and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Disaster Management, […]
PASIG, July 9—The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced on Wednesday that it has begun the bidding process for engineering consultancy services, which will deliver the west extension project’s Detailed Engineering Design (DED). The DED will serve as the basis for the construction or civil works component of the project, which will be bid out once the design, is completed. It will cover three (3) stations, the tracks, the viaduct, and electromechanical requirements including […]
PASAY CITY, July 9—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advises the public not to fall to the modus operandi of drug syndicates, describing also the profile of recruiters working for them and their victims. The information on the modus operandi of drug syndicates is based on the report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “We call for personal vigilance and responsibility on the part of Filipinos who travel abroad. We remind our kababayans that the laws imposed by host countries […]
AS DELIVERED Statement Before the Permanent Court of Arbitration Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands WHY THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT THIS CASE TO ARBITRATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION AND THE WORLD Republic of the Philippines v. People’s Republic of China HON. ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO Secretary of Foreign Affairs 07 July 2015 Mr. President, distinguished Members of the Tribunal, it is a great honor to respectfully appear before you on behalf of my country, the […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau said monsoon rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides will be experienced over Metro Manila, the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera, Central Luzon, Calabarzon and Mimaropa. As of 4:00 am today, the eye of Typhoon Falcon was located based on all available data at 885 km East Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes (21.8°N, 130.3°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 […]
Trading in all securities were halted on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday following earlier reports of technical difficulties, although NYSE-listed issues was still trading on other exchanges. After the halt, U.S. stocks extended their losses, but in low volumes, with the S&P 500 hitting a session low and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq both falling more than 1 percent. “It’s under control. We’re just waiting for word. There’s no sign […]
(Reuters) World markets were down on Wednesday (July 8) as investors worried about Greece’s debt crisis, a meltdown in Chinese markets and a slump in commodities. Euro zone leaders on Tuesday (July 7) gave Athens until the end of the week to come up with proposals for reforms in return for loans. Without the aid, Greece is likely to crash out of Europe’s single currency bloc. Markey analyst Chris Beauchamp said but a solution […]
(Reuters) Analyst said on Wednesday (July 8) that the measures taken by Chinese authorities to support its tumbled stock markets were seen as “backsliding” from its greater financial reform. Chinese stocks continued plunging on Wednesday after the country’s securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of “panic sentiment” and the market showed signs of freezing up as firms scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended. “It’s very bad. It could […]
(REUTERS) The U.S. Army plans to cut 40,000 troops over the next two years, affecting all its domestic and foreign posts, USA Today reported on Tuesday (July 7), saying the Army also planned to cut 17,000 civilian employees. The cuts would reduce the active-duty Army from its current size of about 490,000 soldiers to about 450,000, its smallest number since before the United States entered World War Two. The troop reductions were initially announced […]
(Reuters) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pleaded in the European Parliament on Wednesday for a fair deal to keep his country in the euro zone after EU leaders gave him five days to come up with reforms. “I honestly believe that it’s the sovereign right of any government to decide to increase taxation on profit-making businesses and not affect the lowest possible pensions and cut back further there to achieve those objectives,” Tsipras told the […]
JULY 9 (Eagle News) — Local government units have announced class suspensions on all levels for July 9, Thursday, due to the continued heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon and typhoon Falcon. As collated by the Department of Education, these are the areas where classes in all levels have been suspended today, July 9, 2015: ALL LEVELS National Capital Region (NCR) Muntinlupa City Paranaque City Navotas City Marikina City Makati City Mandaluyong City […]
