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(Eagle News) — An abandoned trolley bag in a portion of Roxas Boulevard in Manila caused panic on Thursday, Nov. 14, among residents in the area who believed it contained a bomb. The Manila Police District had to deploy members of its Special Weapons and Tactics and Explosives and Ordnance units to the location of the bag in the corner of Padre Faura St. to check. The area was also cordoned off to motorists. Past […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipinos have been injured in the bushfires in parts of New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia. This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which cited reports from the embassy in Canberra, consulate general in Sydney, and honorary consulates in Brisbane and Perth. “The DFA is closely monitoring the situation in the affected areas and is coordinating with various agencies and Filipino community leaders in Australia to ascertain the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has condemned a cultural group’s vandalism of a wall of the Lagusnilad underpass in Manila. “Nakakahiya ang ginawang pambababoy sa Lagusnilad pagkatapos itong linisin at ayusin ng Manila City government,” Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said in a statement. According to Malaya, “while we respect the rights of these organizations to express their views and opinion, that right is not acceptable.” “Ang karapatan ay may […]
(Eagle News) — Several flights on Thursday, Nov. 14, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: PAL Express 2P2921: Manila-Legazpi 2P 922: Legazpi-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said signal number 2 remains hoisted over Catanduanes due to Tropical Storm “Ramon.” Six other areas are under signal number 1.
(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Nov. 14, were cancelled in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list: Albay — all levels (public and private) Camarines Norte — all levels (public and private) Naga, Camarines Sur — all levels (public and private) Irosin, Sorsogon — pre-school to elementary (public and private) Juban, Sorsogon —pre-school to elementary (public and private) Matinog, Sorsogon — all levels (public and private) Pilar, Sorsogon — pre-school to senior high […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal Number 2 remains hoisted over Catanduanes as Tropical Storm “Ramon” continues to move west-northwestward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar on the other hand are under Signal No. 1 as “Ramon,” last spotted 355 kilometers east of Legazpi City, Albay or 300 km East of Virac, Catanduanes, packed maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near […]
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Wednesday, Nov. 13, warned motorists of heavy traffic in some areas as the agency conducts a traffic simulation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games on November 14. The MMDA said the following roads will be affected by the simulation: EDSA Northbound lane Mindanao Avenue North Avenue Quirino Avenue Pasay Avenue Taft Avenue Magallanes South Luzon Expressway North Luzon Expressway The MMDA said it will implement the stop and […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Appointments has approved the ad interim appointment of General Noel Clement as Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff. Clement will serve as head of the AFP until January 2020. Before he became chief of staff, Clement was head of the military’s Central Visayas Command. The CA also approved the promotion of Navy Vice Admiral Allan Ferdinand Cusi, who is currently the superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy. Meanne Corvera
(Eagle News)–The military will recommend the extension of martial law only in selected areas in Mindanao. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Noel Clement made the confirmation after his confirmation hearing before the Commission on Appointments. “But as we see it right now, the current security situation in Mindanao has improved a lot,” Clement told Senator Risa Hontiveros under questioning. Earlier, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said they were only waiting for the […]
(Eagle News)–Retired Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin is getting death threats, Supreme Court spokesperson Brian Hosaka said on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Hosaka said he learned about the death threats yesterday when he briefly talked to the former Chief Justice just before the ceremony for his Doctors of Law conferment by the University of the East. “He was his normal self confident self. I guess coming from a political family, they have encountered this scenario before and […]
(Eagle News)–Seven areas are now under tropical cyclone wind signal number one as “Ramon” intensified into a tropical storm. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and Sorsogon, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar are under the alert as “Ramon,” last spotted 385 kilometers east northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar or 450 km east of Catarman, Northern Samar, packed maximum sustained winds of up to 65 kph […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, Nov. 13, were cancelled in at least one area due to bad weather: Northern Samar — All levels (public and private) The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said a tropical cyclone wind signal number one remains hoisted over Eastern Samar, the eastern portion of Northern Samar and Catanduanes as Tropical Depression “Ramon” accelerates.
