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by Ted Aljibe Agence France Presse Ilagan, Philippines | AFP | — One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least four people as it destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and uprooted giant trees on Thursday. Super Typhoon Haima struck late on Wednesday night with winds similar to those of catastrophic Haiyan in 2013, which was then the strongest storm to strike the disaster-prone Southeast Asian archipelago and […]
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte praised China on Wednesday (October 19), setting aside its maritime dispute as the combative leader reconfigures his country’s diplomatic alliances. The Asian giant was “good”, he said. “It has never invaded a piece of my country all these generations,” Duterte added in an apparent comparison to the Philippines’ former colonial ruler the United States. “During the Cold War, China was portrayed as the bad guy,” he added. “And all of […]
(Reuters) — Super Typhoon Haima, the strongest cyclone to hit the Philippines in three years, toppled power and communication lines, damaged houses and displaced thousands as it barrelled through the northern Ilocos region early Thursday (October 20) morning. Haima, a category 5 typhoon, made landfall in the northern province of Cagayan Wednesday (October 19) night. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Some villagers took shelter inside the public market as vendors sold their produce […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Education (DepEd) publicly apologized for its false tweet about class suspensions for Metro Manila on Thursday (October 20). “In an effort to catch all announcement from different sources (government agencies, LGUs, schools, etc), a tweet from a fake account of a trusted agency was quoted,” DepEd said in a statement. The agency deleted the tweet, but was already shared by various accounts before it was pulled out. “This apology comes […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin continues to weaken as it moved away from the country. Public storm warning signals were further lowered in the country, and the previous storm signal number 3 had been removed by PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, as the typhoon’s winds further weakened. Public storm warning signal number 2 is now up in Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Sur and Calayan Group of Islands. A few hours ago, these areas […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police-National Capital Region has directed the immediate administrative relief of Senior Supt. Marcelino Pedrozo, and eight other policemen for their roles in the violent dispersal of rallyists in front of the United States embassy on Wednesday, October 19. NCRPO director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde also said that one of those relieved was the driver of the police van that rammed and ran over protesters, causing injuries to dozens […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin again slightly weakened as it further traversed Apayao province, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Thursday night, October 20. Storm warning signals in Northern Luzon were further reduced in PAGASA’s latest weather bulletin issued at 8 a.m. As of 7 a.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 40 kilometers northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. It is forecast to move west northwest at […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin has “slightly weakened” early dawn Thursday (October 20) while traversing Apayao province, with its maximum sustained winds down to 215 kilometers per hour from the previous 225 kph, and gusts of 285 kph from the previous 315 kph. According to PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, although typhoon Lawin has weakened, it is still a destructive typhoon. It will exit via Ilocos Norte at around 8 to 10 this morning. […]
