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(Eagle News)–Canada on Wednesday, April 24, said it was working toward a “timely resolution” to the wastes that were shipped by a Canadian company to the Philippines. The Canadian embassy issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to “declare war” against Canada over the 50 containers of waste from the country that was intercepted by the Bureau of Customs and that has since been languishing here. “A joint technical working group, consisting of officials […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 24, said he would issue “dismissal letters” to some government officials who were corrupt. Duterte said he would issue these before he left for China to attend the second Belt and Road forum in Beijing from April 25 to 27. He did not say, however, who would be fired. “Corruption is really — (it) seeps down to the core. You have to have something more than just a […]
(Eagle News)—The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System has imposed a sanction of more than P1 billion on Manila Water over the water shortage that grappled its customers in March. MWSS administrator Reynaldo Velasco said in a radio interview of the P1.134 billion sanction, P534 million represents a fine, and P600 million the fund for a new water source. Manila Water president and CEO Ferdinand dela Cruz said the company would comply with the MWSS decision, […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.7-magnitude quake struck Davao Oriental on Wednesday, April 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 63 kilometers northeast of Baganga at 11:43 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 11 kilometers. An Intensity I was recorded in Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected. The Mindanao quake took place after a 6.1-magnitude quake struck Luzon, and a 6.5-magnitude quake hit […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte said he was grateful the Luzon quake yielded “minimal” effects, even as he condoled with the victims. Duterte made the remark during a security briefing on the quake that has yielded at leas 16 dead, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III had reported the victims would be covered by PhiHealth. The Department of Education, for its part, said only a few schools […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer appoint a permanent Budget secretary until the end of his term. According to Duterte, he would let Acting Secretary Janet Abuel lead the department as acting secretary until 2022. She is — spent her lifetime counting the money and dividing it among us. So I am not appointing a new — a regular appointment. Si ma’am will just act as OIC until I — in God’s time matapos […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a devastating series of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people. The claim, accompanied by a photo and video of the men the group said had unleashed the carnage, emerged more than 48 hours after the near-simultaneous blasts ripped through three high-end hotels popular with foreigners and three churches packed with Christians marking […]
(Eagle News)–The death toll in the 6.1-magnitude quake that struck Luzon on Monday, April 23, has risen to 16. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said of the fatalities, five lost their lives at Chuzon Supermarket in Porac, Pampanga while seven from other parts of Porac. Two died in Lubao, Pampanga; one in Angeles, Pampanga; and one in San Marcelino, Zambales, the NDRRMC said. The NDRRMC said 81 people were injured, while 14 […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology allayed fears of a tsunami after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar on Tuesday, April 23. According to PHIVOLCS’ Ishmael Narag, there was no threat of the same based on the information made available to them. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck San Felipe at 1:37 p.m. Aftershocks were recorded afterwards. The Eastern Samar earthquake came a day after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that killed at least four people struck […]
(Eagle News)—A 4.6-magnitude aftershock was reported in Eastern Samar more than an hour after it was hit by a 6.5-magnitude quake on Tuesday, April 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the aftershock took place at 2:41 p.m., 22 kilometers northeast of Catbalogan. The depth of focus of the aftershock was 5 kilometers. An intensity IV was felt in Borongan. Other aftershocks ranging from magnitude 1.8 to 3.3 magnitude were recorded in Eastern […]
(Eagle News)—Pampanga was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday, April 23, a day after a 6.1-magnitude quake struck Luzon. Vice governor Dennis Pineda said the declaration of state of calamity done by the provincial board was “to enable the people to immediately rebuild after the 6.1 magnitude earthquake late afternoon on Monday, April 22.” Pineda said he has already ordered the mayors of Apalit, Sto. Tomas, and Guagua towns where there are Chuzon […]
(Eagle News)—Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, April 23, condoled with the victims of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Luzon the day before. “We condole with the families of those who died in Pampanga during the earthquake yesterday,” she said. The presidential daughter made the remark as she announced the cancelation of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago rally slated on April 26 in Limay, Bataan to allow that province and Pampanga to “focus on their post-incident activities.” […]
