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(Eagle News)–Four people remain missing after a dive yacht sank off Tubbataha on Sunday, April 30. The Philippine Coast Guard said its Command Center received information from the Coast Guard District Palawan at 6:49 a.m. about M/Y Dream Keeper’s sinking. Search and rescue (SAR) operations have been launched, with the Coast Guard Substation Tubbataha and BRP Melchora Aquino taking part. The PCG said the dive yacht left San Remegio, Cebu City on April 27. It […]
(Eagle News)–Portions of Roxas Boulevard will be closed to traffic on select dates starting Saturday, April 29. The Light Rail Manila Corporation said this was to give way to the construction of a pedestrian footbridge for the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project (Redemptorist station) The LRMC said these are the parts of the road and their corresponding dates of temporary closure: April 29 (10 p.m.) until April 30 (5 a.m.) – southbound lanes going to Manila […]
(Eagle News)–One crew member died and several others were rescued after two vessels collided off Corregidor on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday, April 29. The PCG said a search and rescue operation was still ongoing for the last crew member who went missing after the collision between Sierra Leone-flagged MV Hong Hai 189 and Marshall Island-flagged MT Petite Soeur. The PCG said MV Hong Hai 189 had 20 crew members, 16 of […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the creation of the Water Resources Management Office. The President issued the order through Executive Order No. 22. In ordering the creation of the office, he said it was “imperative for the Government to integrate and harmonize the policies, programs, and projects of all relevant agencies in the water resource sector in the fulfillment of their complementary governmental mandates.” He said the WRMO shall be under the […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos will greatly benefit from the passage of a Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology modernization bill. In making the statement, PHIVOLCS Director Teresito C. Bacolcol said that the bill, which is pending at the House committee level, will “greatly help us formulate policy recommendations and guidance to our LGUs and communities.” He noted that 21 out of 24 active volcanoes have incomplete hazard maps, putting at risk 28 provinces. […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, the whole Visayas, Palawan, including the Kalayaan Islands and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds will prevail over the whole Visayas, Palawan. PAGASA said these include the Kalayaan Islands and Occidental Mindoro. Light to moderate seas […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Tuesday, April 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:20 a.m. The epicenter was 113 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 97 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity I – Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; Malungon, Sarangani; City of General Santos, South Cotabato No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Sunday, April 23, reiterated the mask mandate will continue to be strictly enforced in specific places in the Light Rail Transit, Metro Rail Transit, and the Philippine National Railways amid the rising COVID-19 cases. Transportation Assistant Secretary for Railways Jorjette B. Aquino said the policy will be strictly enforced in all of the country’s railway trains as a preventive measure. “Our medical professionals in the railways sector stressed […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has raised an Alert Level 2 over Benguet. The IATF said the alert level is also in place over the following areas from April 15 to 30: Ifugao; Quezon Province; Palawan; Camarines Norte; Masbate; Antique; Negros Occidental; Bohol; Cebu Province; Negros Oriental; Leyte; Western Samar; Lanao del Norte; Davao de Oro; Davao del Norte; Davao del Sur; Davao Occidental; North Cotabato; Sarangani; Sultan […]
(Eagle News) — Operations at the Philippine National Railways are back to normal after the train derailed in Makati City on Thursday night is now back on its tracks. “Balik normal at fully operational na po ang byahe ng PNR sa Metro Manila at iba pang lugar simula ngayong umaga ng Abril 21, 2023,” the PNR said. According to the PNR, the train went off-track on Thursday, April 20, at 11:30 a.m., while traveling to […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan early Sunday, April 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:43 a m. The epicenter was 6 kilometers northwest of Santa Praxedes. The depth of focus was 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A total of 3,992 of the 9,183 examinees passed the 2022 bar exams. Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, the 2022 bar chair, said on Friday, April 14, that the figures translate to a 43.47% passing rate. He also announced the 30 bar passers who obtained the highest ratings. These were: According to the SC, the top five law schools with the highest passing rate were: San Beda University – 97.58% Ateneo de […]
