Hundreds of families in the 6km permanent danger zone near Mayon Volcano will be forcibly evacuated as PHIVOLCS raise said volcano to alert level 3 due to its abnormal activity.
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New LPA monitored by PAGASA
As “Luis” leaves the country, another low pressure area was spotted and is currently being monitored by the PAGASA.
DSWD releases Php 44 million for “Luis” victims
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has prepared a 44 million peso budget to help those who are affected by “Luis”. According to DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman, an estimated 2 million families in 8 regions were affected by “Luis”.
Mayon Volcano on Alert Level 3
PHIVOLCS raised Mayon Volcano to Alert Level 3 as it continues to register volcanic activity. PHIVOLCS added that they recorded a rockfall event in the said volcano. Low-level volcanic earthquakes were also recorded, indicating volcanic gas activity. Due to the abnormalities shown by the volcano, PHIVOLCS raised the 6 kilometer-radius permanent danger zone as well as the 7 km-radius extended danger zone in the southeast part of the volcano due to threats of rockfall, landslide […]
Oil companies implemented price rollback
70 centavos per liter of diesel and 65 centavos per liter of kerosene were implemented by Shell, Petron, Phoenix and Seaoil. 25 centavos per liter of gasoline was implemented by Shell while Seaoil and Petron implemented a 30 centavos rollback per liter of gasoline. PTT Philippines implemented a 75 centavos rollback per liter of kerosene and 25 centavos per liter of gasoline. Other oil companies are expected to follow.
Liberia president sacks 10 officials told to return to fight Ebola
(Reuters) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sacked 10 senior officials because they failed to heed a warning to return from overseas travel to help the government’s fight against an Ebola epidemic that has killed at least 1,100 Liberians. The officials, who include six assistant ministers, two deputy ministers and two commissioners, were dismissed with immediate effect for being “out of the country without an excuse,” according to a statement from the president’s office. […]
Air France pilots start week-long strike
(Reuters) — Air France pilots began a one-week strike over company plans to cut costs to recapture market share from budget airlines on Monday (September 15). Air France said on its web site it expected to operate 48 percent of its flights on Monday, but “last minute disturbances are not excluded”. Air France Chief Executive Frederic Gagey said on the weekend the strike, which could run until Sept. 22, would cost the airline between 10 and 15 million euros […]
China and India’s growing strategic weight
By Peter Drysdale Editor, East Asia Forum The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India this week, so early in the term of India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, underlines the growing strategic weight of the relationship between the two countries. Modi’s prime ministership, with its ambition to re-invigorate India’s stalled economic reform and growth, more than any other single factor, promises to accelerate its potential growth radically. Modi has runs on the board […]
Post-war counseling awaits Gaza children going back to school
(Reuters) – Some 500,000 children returned on Sunday to school in the Gaza Strip, where many will be given psychological counseling before regular studies begin after a devastating 50-day war between Palestinian militants and Israel. The opening of the school year had been delayed for three weeks because of damage to more than 250 schools and the use of about 90 U.N. educational facilities as shelters for tens of thousands of residents displaced by fighting, the United […]
Aquino invites Spanish investors to do business in the Philippines
President Benigno S. Aquino III invited Spanish businessmen to invest in the Philippines, saying major achievements of his administration in the economic front and in the fight against corruption have prepared the country to be an investment haven in Asia.“As the Spanish economy shows encouraging signs of recovery, I believe that this is an opportune time to invite you to invest in a resurgent economy,” President Aquino told the Networking with the Philippine Business Delegation […]
Oil companies to implement price rollback
Due to the movement of the price of petroleum products in the world market, several oil companies will implement rollback on the price of petroleum products.
Debate starts on proposed 2015 budget
The House of Representatives will deliberate on the proposed 2015 budget with House Speaker Sonny Belmonte saying that the debate will be over before the September recess.
