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According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the supply of electricity in Northern Samar may not be returned for several months due to the damages caused by “Nona”, which uprooted 84% of the electric posts in the said region. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/gaAs0BWF0rc
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed 19 areas in Mindanao due to “Onyok”. The storm was spotted near Surigao. To find out the areas under storm signal number 1, please see the accompanying video. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
The Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) first Public-Private Partnership Project, the Contactless Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS), has reached Full Systems Acceptance (FSA), marking the end of the trial period. “We have reached another milestone through the roll-out of a modern, unified ticketing system. We have been informed that we are the fastest in the world to achieve FSA, which means the system passed the standards and requirements we have set. This is certainly […]
The Social Security System (SSS) released P3.88 billion and P1.65 billion for maternity and sickness claims, respectively, for the first nine months of 2015, with corresponding double-digit growths of 21 percent and 18 percent in benefit payments due to the increase in number of availing members. SSS Vice President for Benefits Administration Agnes E. San Jose said the state-run agency granted maternity benefits for 191,064 members within January to September this year, higher by 19 […]
As of 8 a.m. today, a total of 205,846 families or 904,110 persons have been affected by Typhoon Nona, of which 15,268 families or 64,957 persons are inside 329 evacuation centers set up by local government units in Regions III, IV-A, IV-B, V, and VIII. As the lead agency of the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster under the humanitarian cluster system of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Department of Social Welfare and […]
Malacañang opted to remain grounded in aiming for the “tangible benefits” of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s regime of good governance, as it welcomed the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) public satisfaction survey on his performance. An opinion poll conducted by the SWS last week showed that 58 percent among 1,200 Filipino adults nationwide, are satisfied with President Aquino, 26 percent thought otherwise, while 16 percent were undecided for a net satisfaction […]
The National Government launched today the P495-million contract for the Budget and Treasury Management System (BTMS) Project, a joint venture with Free Balance Canada and Innove Communications, a subsidiary of Globe Telecom, Inc. The project– which will be implemented for 27 months– will develop, operate and maintain a new IT system that would link the public financial management (PFM) processes of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Bureau of Treasury (BTr), two of the […]
The Office of Civil Defense of Bicol considers “Nona” as massively destructive, destroying 27, 000 houses due to storm surge. The whole province is experiencing lack of power. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Malacañang guaranteed that Php 4 billion be set aside to serve as a rehabilitation fund after the rampage of “Nona”. Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma added that said fund was set aside after President Benigno S. Aquino III ordered such in a meeting attended by several members of the Cabinet. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/QSb-zjR0Z1M
The Department of Justice (DOJ) panel decided to continue the preliminary investigation despite the fact that only three of the suspects submitted their counter-affidavits out of the more than 90 suspects in the Mamasapano case. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/kp3T5kTLG4c
The Philippine Coast Guard said that there are still 5,000 passengers remain stranded in various ports and harbors as the PAGASA is reluctant to lift its no-sail policy due to large waves caused by “Nona”. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/QV-NQIm8BUI
According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Angat Dam is now releasing water with said weather bureau monitoring the situation to prevent threats of flooding in low-lying areas. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
