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(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Sur on Friday, April 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 17 kilometers northwest of Sinait at 6:56 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, April 19. Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms as the easterlies affect Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. The eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas will have […]
(Eagle News)—A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Sarangani on Thursday, April 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 54 kilometers southwest of Kiamba at 7 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 16 kilometers. An intensity III was reported in Kiamba, and an intensity II in General Santos City. An instrumental intensity III was recorded in Kiamba and T’boli, South Cotabato, and an instrumental intensity […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, April 18, said there was no proof the United States brokered a deal between the Philippines and China to withdraw their respective vessels during the Scarborough Shoal standoff in 2012. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement as he blamed former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, who had made the remark, anew for the country’s loss of possession of the shoal. “Even if there was such brokering, Mr. Del […]
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings and disrupting traffic. In the capital Taipei, highrises swayed while some panicked schoolchildren fled their classrooms in eastern Yilan county, according to reports. The quake was felt across the island and a highway connecting Yilan and Hualien was shut down due to falling rocks, authorities said. An official at the Hualien county fire department told AFP that two people, including […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy has begun evacuating Filipinos from Tripoli, Libya following the continued fighting there. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the first batch consisting of seven Filipinos– three hospital workers and four students– were evacuated by the Philippine embassy this morning to Tunisia. From there they would be repatriated to the Philippines. The DFA said it shouldered the cost of the trip of the four Islamic School students in Tripoli while the Overseas […]
by Luis Jaime CISNEROS Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in hospital on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head at his home as police were about to arrest him in a sprawling corruption case. He was 69. The health ministry said Garcia died at 10:05 am (1505 GMT) of “a massive cerebral hemorrhage from a gunshot wound and cardiorespiratory arrest.” Garcia was resuscitated three times after suffering heart attacks while undergoing emergency surgery, before […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, April 18, accused the Philippine Center of Investigative Journalism of being paid to discredit him and his family, and threatened to reveal what he said was its sources of funding. Duterte made the accusation after PCIJ reported that the wealth of the President and his family had increased in recent years upon their assumption in office. The reports came out months before the May elections, as Duterte campaigns for […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, April 17, raised the question of whether or not the United States would go to war to defend the Philippines in its dispute with China over claims in the West Philippine Sea. Without directly answering the question, Duterte said a nuclear war, however, would result in a catastrophe. “Kasi kapag nag nuclear war ubos man tayong lahat sa mundong ito. Russia bitawan niya lahat, bitawan ng China, bitawan ng […]
(Eagle News)–Most Filipinos agree that the suit filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court sends a message to the world that China should leave the West Philippine Sea, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS found the 49 percent who agree to the test statement “The suit filed in the ICC by Albert Del Rosario and Conchita Carpio-Morales, former officials of the PH government, against Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping […]
By Caithness E. Caldo EBC Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, California (Eagle News) — Teachers, counselors, and various staff members of the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) gathered Thursday morning as a call to action in honoring a promise. In November 2017, SCUSD signed a contract promising to decrease classroom sizes and to provide additional services to students. According to the contract, the district would allocate its funds to enact these changes to the curriculum. However, […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao late Wednesday, April 17. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also expected. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
