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(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 is still raised over parts of Luzon even as “Obet” begins to move away from Batanes. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Batanes Babuyan Islands So far, the center of Tropical Depression “Obet” was estimated 135 km west of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and a gustiness […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 has remained hoisted over parts of Luzon as Tropical Depression “Obet” slightly intensified on Friday, Oct. 21. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) are under the tropical cyclone wind signal. So far, the center of the tropical depression was estimated 140 km east of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has reported a local transmission of the Omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant in some parts of the country. According to DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea de Guzman, this type of transmission of the XBB subvariant was observed in Western Visayas. For the XBC variant, the same was also seen in Davao and Soccsksargen, she said. “In the other regions, we don’t have enough evidence to support kasi […]
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | by Alex PIGMAN / Dave CLARK EU leaders on Friday reached agreement on a “roadmap” aimed at putting in place measures within weeks to shield European consumers from soaring energy prices. The accord came after 11 hours of wrangling over broad proposals to lower energy bills as gas prices pushed skywards by the war in Ukraine. The bloc’s 27 member states have been squabbling for months over which joint […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Oct. 20. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2227 cases pushed the COVID-19 tally to 3989556. Of these, 23721 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 9083. It was followed by Calabarzon with 4817, Central Luzon with 2637, Western Visayas with 1475, and Davao Region with […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of Luzon as Tropical Depression “Obet” moved towards Luzon Strait. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the tropical cyclone wind signal is raised over the following areas: Batanes Babuyan Islands the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) PAGASA said so far, “Obet” was located 235 km east of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of Luzon as Tropical Depression “Obet” maintained its strength on Thursday, Oct. 20. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the topical cyclone wind signal: Batanes Babuyan Islands the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) So far, PAGASA said “Obet” was estimated 745 km east of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been raised over parts of Luzon as “Obet” continued to traverse the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the tropical cyclone wind signal is raised over Batanes, Babuyan Islands and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga). So far, “Obet” is estimated 805 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 45 kph near the center and […]
“Obet” forecast to gradually intensify by mid-Friday (Eagle News) — The low pressure area east of extreme Northern Luzon has developed into a tropical depression. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, so far, “Obet” was estimated 1,055 km east of extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and a gustiness of up to 55 km/h. From Friday evening to Saturday morning, moderate to […]
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and west coasts, targeting a maritime “buffer zone” set up in 2018 to reduce tensions. Pyongyang has dramatically ramped up missile launches and military exercises in recent weeks, as Seoul and Washington say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to conducting what would be his country’s seventh nuclear […]
193 XBC variant cases also monitored (Eagle News) — The Philippines has detected 81 cases of the new COVID-19 Omicron XBB subvariant. According to the Department of Health, also detected were 193 cases of the XBC variant. DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the 81 XBB cases were detected in Western Visayas and Davao Region. Meanwhile, the 193 XBC variant cases were detected in 11 regions—-Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Davao Region, […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | A Russian military plane crashed on Monday into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwest Russia near the border with Ukraine, causing a huge fire and killing at least six people, according to Russian authorities. “Six people died, 19 injured including two children,” a spokesman for the ministry of emergency situations said giving an updated toll late Monday. The resulting fire that engulfed a nine-storey residential building […]
