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(Eagle News) — Rains and cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, Feb. 7. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of a low pressure area located east southeast of Davao City, and the tail-end of a cold front. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered moderate to […]
His uncle-in-law, PH Trams incorporator Arturo Soriano, also convicted (Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Metro Rail Transit-3 general manager Al Vitangcol of graft and violation of the procurement law. Also convicted over the MRT-3 maintenance contract mess was PH Trams incorporator Arturo Soriano. In convicting the two, the antigraft court found Vitangcol exhibited bad faith when he did not reveal his relationship with Soriano, his uncle-in-law. Had the relationship been revealed, PH Trans […]
Other military pacts between Philippines and United States to be probed (Eagle News)–The Senate foreign relations committee on Thursday, Feb. 6, kicked off its hearings on the Visiting Forces Agreement and two other military pacts between the Philippines and the United States. The hearings also on the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and to be presided over by panel chair Senator Koko Pimentel are scheduled to take place after President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal volcano as it continues to emit steam-laden plumes 50 to 100 meters high. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in its latest bulletin on Thursday, Feb. 6 ,that the Taal Volcano Network also recorded 132 volcanic earthquakes including three low-frequency events and eleven harmonic tremors. PHIVOLCS said the tremors continued for two to three minutes. “These earthquakes signify magmatic activity beneath the Taal edifice […]
(Eagle News)–Two solar panels used for monitoring Mayon Volcano were stolen from the Mayon observatory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 6, PHIVOLCS director Renato Solidum said the panels, 150 watts each, were found to be missing by observatory personnel during a “routine inspection and preventive maintenance service” on Feb. 5. “With loss of power supply, no data will be transmitted from this station and consequently […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Thursday, Feb. 6, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: (DG) – Cebgo DG 6177 – Manila to Masbate DG 6178 – Masbate to Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it was monitoring a low pressure area off Davao. The northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon, PAGASA said.
(Eagle News)–A heavy rainfall warning has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said an orange warning level is over Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte. PAGASA said flooding is threatening in low-lying areas and landslides are expected in mountainous areas. A yellow warning level, on the other hand, is over Dinagat Islands. “The public and the disaster risk reduction and […]
(Eagle News)–Over 40 distressed Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon arrived on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The 31 females and 15 minors were welcomed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs, together with the Inter-agency Council against Trafficking and its member-agencies. With their repatriation, the total number of repatriated Filipinos from Lebanon has now reached 163 since the Voluntary Mass Repatriation Program (VMRP) at the Philippine Embassy in Beirut […]
(Eagle News)–Parts of Camarines Sur will experience power interruption on Saturday, Feb. 8. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the scheduled interruption from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. is because of the maintenance of equipment at the Bañadero Switchyard which requires a shutdown of the Bañadero-Calamba 69KV line section. Affected are MOELCI-1 and parts of MOELCI-2 (Tudela & Jomi substations). “NGCP will exert all efforts to restore power earlier or as scheduled,” the […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, Feb. 6. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the low pressure area spotted 705 kilometers east of Davao City. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The number of confirmed fatalities from China’s coronavirus outbreak rose to at least 560, after authorities in hardest-hit Hubei province reported 70 new deaths on Thursday. In its daily update, the health commission in Hubei also confirmed another 2,987 new cases. That puts the national total at more than 27,300, based on numbers previously issued by the central government. The epidemic, which has spiraled into a global health emergency, is believed […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved measures to address gaps in the education system, the Palace said on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the measures, which include reviewing and updating the K-12 curriculum, improving the learning environment, retooling the knowledge of teachers and engaging stakeholders for support and collaboration, were approved in Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. During the meeting, Education Secretary Leonor Briones discussed the results of the 2018 Programme for International Student […]
