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Northeast monsoon grows weaker

The whole country will continue to experience fair weather with partly cloudy skies and isolated rain showers. The northeast monsoon is now limited in the extreme northern part of the country while the easterlies from Pacific brings warm weather.

Fil-Am Doctors Conduct Medical Mission For Yolanda Victims

Filipino-American Doctors of the Medical Surgical Mission of Texas went to Baybay, Leyte to conduct a medical-humanitarian mission for the victims of “Yolanda”.  More than 200 registered for minor surgery in the first day alone.  The number is expected to increase in the following days.  According to a doctor, Leonides Andres, they are doing this to help the victims of typhoon Yolanda who are still recovering three months after the calamity.  The mission will run […]

Scathing U.N. report demands Vatican act against child sex abuse

An unprecedented and scathing United Nations report said on Wednesday (February 5) that the Vatican has consistently placed the reputation of the Church above the interests of child sex abuse victims. The U.N. watchdog for children’s rights demanded that the Vatican “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers and turn them over to civil authorities, as well as hand over its archives on sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children. The watchdog’s exceptionally blunt paper — […]

TODA officer gunned down in Luzon Ave , QC

The widow of a gunned down officer of a tricycle operators and drivers association in Luzon Ave., Old Balara, Quezon City is crying for justice for her dead husband. Her husband was gunned down in the TODA terminal. Conflict within the TODA is the suspected cause of the killing.

Fair weather today, according to PAGASA

Expect fair weather today while the effect of the Northeast monsoon will continue to affect Northern Luzon. Gale warning is also raised in northern Luzon. More details of our weather today from this update from the PAGASA Weather Forecasting Center.

Russia says Syria to ship chemical arms as civilians flee bombs

By Gabriela Baczynska and Erika Solomon MOSCOW/BEIRUT Tue Feb 4, 2014 4:43pm EST (Reuters) – Russia said its ally Syria would soon ship more chemical weapons abroad for destruction after being accused of dragging its feet, while activists said civilians in Aleppo were fleeing deadly barrel bomb raids by President Bashar al-Assad’s air force. Moscow also said on Tuesday that the Syrian government would show up at a new round of peace talks next week, […]

Google expects U.S. approval of Lenovo-Motorola deal

(Reuters) – Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt expressed confidence on Monday that Lenovo Inc would gain approval from U.S. regulators to buy Google’s Motorola smart-phone hardware business in what would be China’s biggest technology acquisition to date. Schmidt said he saw “a good chance” of the deal passing muster with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, which monitors acquisitions by overseas corporations. Speaking at a dinner organized by the […]

Convicted Killer Escapes From Michigan Prison

A man serving time for four murders escaped from a Michigan prison last Sunday during Super Bowl weekend . The suspect kidnapped a woman and forced her to drive him to Indiana. The stolen vehicle was found but the convict remains at large. Reports said that he escaped through the perimeter fence of the said prison. Authorities are currently conducting manhunt operations.

Monsoon continues to bring cold mornings to PI

The northeast monsoon will continue to bring in cold mornings according to PAGASA. The temperatures slight increase in the past two days is caused by winds coming from the Pacific bringing a short break in the cold weather. Fair weather is expected in the next five days but a cyclone may enter the country this month and will be named “Caloy”.