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(REUTERS) European Council President Donald Tusk joined on Thursday (July 9) growing international calls for Greece to be granted debt restructuring as part of any new loan deal if it delivers convincing reforms to avert imminent bankruptcy. The call was an implicit challenge to Germany, Athens’ biggest creditor, which has so far ruled out any write-offs as illegal and taken a restrictive view of reprofiling the debt to help Greece over a major repayment […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — Classes at all levels will remain suspended in the Quezon City area on Friday (July 10) due to continuing heavy downpours brought about by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical cyclone “Falcon”, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista announced in an exclusive interview with the program “Feedback” in Radyo Agila. (Eagle News Service)
MANILA, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has recorded two casualties from enhanced southwest monsoon or Habagat rain since last weekend. According to the NDRRMC said two fatalities include a 19 year-old man in Quezon City and a Korean driver in Cebu. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/2HT_IMD2g1c
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — The water level of the La Mesa Dam, located in Quezon City may reach its spilling level due to heavy rains brought by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and Tropical cyclone “Falcon”.
MANILA, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — Tropical cyclone “Falcon” is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Friday morning. According to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), tropical storm “Falcon” is expected to move outside the PAR between 8:00 to 10:00 in the morning. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/ZipXZEm5SMg
JULY 9 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit the province of Surigao del Sur Wednesday evening. The PHIVOLCS said that no damages were reported, but warned residents in the said area of possible aftershocks. (Eagle News Service)
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 […]
