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(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring another tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to PAGASA, the tropical cyclone is so far located 1570 km east of Mindanao and may enter PAR by late Monday or early Tuesday. The weather bureau said that while the tropical cyclone is unlikely to directly affect the weather in the country and is likely to stay within PAR for a short time, […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Monday, April 11, in some areas have been cancelled due to “Agaton.” Below is a list of areas covered by the cancellation: Maasin, Southern Leyte: public and private schools; all levels Signal No. 2 has so far been raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao as Tropical Storm “Agaton” moved westward after making landfall in Calicoan Island in Guiuan.
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 2 has been raised over more areas in Visayas and Mindanao as “Agaton” maintained its strength and moved slowly westward over the coastal waters of Guiuan. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the southern portion of Eastern Samar (Guiuan, Mercedes, Salcedo, Quinapondan, Giporlos, Balangiga, Lawaan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Llorente, Balangkayan, Maydolong, Borongan City), the southern portion of Samar (Marabut, Basey, Calbiga, Pinabacdao, Villareal, Santa Rita) and the northeastern […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 2 has been raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao as “Agaton” intensified into a tropical storm. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the southern portion of Eastern Samar (Guiuan, Mercedes, Salcedo, Quinapondan, Giporlos, Balangiga, Lawaan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Llorente), and the extreme southern portion of Samar (Marabut) in Visayas and the northern portion of Dinagat Islands (Loreto, Tubajon) in Mindanao are under the alert level with the […]
(Eagle News)–Parts of Visayas and Mindanao are still under Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression “Agaton” remains almost stationary over the eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, Siargao, and Bucas Grande Islands, in particular, are under the alert level, with the center of “Agaton” located 125 kilometers east southeast of Guiuan. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the […]
(Eagle News) — Taal’s alert level has been downgraded to 2 following what the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said was the volcano’s decreased unrest. According to PHIVOLCS, the “markedly declined” unrest followed the phreatomagmatic eruption of the main crater on March 26 and six weak phreatomagmatic bursts until March 31. PHIVOLCS said this decrease in activity was supported by the following observations: Since the March 26 eruption, only 86 small-magnitude and imperceptible volcanic […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 has been raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao as Tropical Depression “Agaton” meanders over the eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands and Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands are under the signal number, with the center of “Agaton” estimated based 130 km east southeast of Guiuan. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per […]
(Eagle News) — The government has placed more areas under Alert Level 1, the Palace announced on Friday, April 8. According to Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar, the following areas are under the alert level from April 9 to 15: Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region Southern Leyte in Region 8 Misamis Oriental in Region 10 Buguias in Benguet, Atimonan and Tiaong in Quezon, Santa Magdalena in Sorsogon and City of Masbate in Masbate, Batad […]
(Eagle News) — Over 16,000 police personnel are undergoing training in preparation for their election duties in May, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, of the 16,820 uniformed personnel, 1,208 were Police Commissioned Officers (PCOs) while 15,612 were Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCOs). The PNP said the police personnel underwent the Officers Senior Executive Course (OSEC), Officer’s Advance Course (OAC), Public Safety Basic Officer’s Course (PSOBC), among others. “As you assume election duties, […]
Says collection is highest monthly collection in bureau history (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has collected P70 billion in revenues in March this year, reportedly its highest monthly collection in history. According to the bureau, the P70.727 billion collection was higher than the P57.69 billion target collection for that month. The bureau pegged the surplus at P13.037 billion or +22.6% from the target. According to the bureau, based on the preliminary report from […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ unemployment rate was at 6.4 percent in February, the same rate registered the month before, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported. According to the PSA, this translates to 3.13 million unemployed individuals 15 years old and above. Meanwhile, the number of employed persons increased by 2.33 million, from 43.15 million in February 2021 to 45.48 million in the same month this year. Employment rate in February this year was at 93.6 […]
(Eagle News) — The government would again be able to distribute P500 monthly fuel subsidies after the Commission on Elections granted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) petition to exempt the fuel subsidy program from the cash disbursement ban. Comelec announced its decision on Wednesday, April 6, while saying that the resolution on this will be issued later this week – on Thursday or Friday. “We granted the petition of the LTFRB […]
