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(Eagle News)–France extended its condolences to the Philippines for the lives lost during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” France extended “its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims of Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), which killed dozens of persons in Northern Luzon, and injured and displaced many others” in a statement sent by the French Embassy in Manila. According to France, “we stand ready to examine the assistance and aid they may need to face […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)–North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Moon Jae-in at Pyongyang airport Tuesday as the South Korean president arrived for the pair’s third summit this year. The two men, accompanied by their wives, embraced after Moon walked down the steps of his aircraft, before talking for a few minutes ahead of a welcome ceremony and a field gun salute, television pictures showed.
(Eagle News)–Classes on Tuesday, Sept. 18, were suspended due to “Ompong.” Below is a list: Apayao – all levels, public and private Benguet, Pangasinan Cagayan – all levels, public and private Calasiao, Pangasinan – all levels, public and private Calumpit, Bulacan – all levels, public and private Candaba, Pampanga – Barangays Sto. Rosario, Gulap, Lanang, Paralaya, Pasig, Buas, Pescadores, San Agustin, Mandasig, Bambang (public and private all levels) Dagupan, Pangasinan – all levels, public and private La Trinidad, […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday, Sept. 17. said it respects the decision of a Bulacan court to convict retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan and his co-accused for the disappearance of two University of the Philippines students in 2006. “As it has been and always will be, the position of the AFP is submission to the majesty of the courts and respect for the rule of law,” Col Edgard […]
(Eagle News) — The European Union expressed readiness to provide the Philippines with assistance amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” that left at least 50 dead. “The EU Delegation expresses its sincerest sympathies to the victims and to those severely affected by typhoon Ompong,” the EU delegation in Manila said in a statement. “Ompong” left 59 people dead, the Philippine National Police said. Over 500,000 were affected by the typhoon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]
(Eagle News)—-Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered a suspension of all small-scale mining operations in the entire Cordillera Administrative Region. He said the suspension will apply until applications for Minahang Bayan are approved. Cimatu gave the order after a landslide initially blamed on mining operations at the height of “Ompong” buried a chapel and claimed at least 33 lives in Itogon, Benguet. “Ompong” has claimed at least 59 lives, the Philippine National Police said. It […]
(Eagle News)—-Over 500,000 people were affected after Typhoon “Ompong” hit the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said on Monday, Sept. 17. The NDRRMC said that of the 591762, 286,730 people came from Region III; 109,472 individuals from Region I; and 90,523 individuals from Region II. The NDRRMC said 229 areas were flooded in Regions I and III and in Calabarzon. Classes were also suspended in 957 cities and municipalities in Regions […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Itogon, Benguet where a landslide that buried a chapel claimed at least 33 lives. Duterte will reportedly make the visit on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Earlier, Duterte made an aerial inspection of areas affected by “Ompong,” which make landfall in northern Luzon. “Ompong” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday.
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday, Sept. 17, welcomed the conviction of retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan and two others over the 2006 disappearance of University of the Philippines students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan. “Justice may come a bit late, but it does come. Let’s believe in that,” Guevarra said. Palparan, Lieutenant Colonel Felipe Anotado and Staff Sergeant Edgardo Osorio were sentenced to reclusion perpetua, and were ordered to pay P100,000 to the […]
(Eagle News)—A Bulacan court has found retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan and two others guilty of kidnapping and serious illegal detention. Apart from Palparan, Judge Alexander Tamayo of Malolos Regional Trial Court Branch 15 sentenced Lt. Col. Felipe Anotado and Staff Sgt. Edgardo Osorio to reclusion perpetua over the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, a radio report said. A third co-accused, Rizal Hilario, is at large. The […]
(Eagle News)—Isabela and Cagayan, which were the hardest-hit by Typhoon “Ompong,” have not recorded any casualty so far, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Sept. 17. According to Tolentino, who spoke in a television interview, this was because the residents in those areas, where “Ompong” made landfall, followed the instructions of the government. “Yung pinangangambahan na storm surge, yung pinangangambahan na mamamatay sa flooding, wala po kasi tumalima yung mga kababayan natin sa […]
(Eagle News)—-Several flights to and from Hong Kong were cancelled on Monday, Sept. 17, due to bad weather caused by “Mangkhut” in southern China. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Philippine Airlines PR 382 Manila – Guangzhou PR 383 Guangzhou – Manila Cebu Pacific 5J 272 Manila – Hong Kong 5J 273 Hong Kong – Manila 5J 110 Manila – Hong Kong 5J 111 Hong Kong – Manila China Southern […]
