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DSWD assures readiness to respond to disaster-affected families

QUEZON CITY — With the onset of the rainy season, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as vice-chair of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), assures that response measures are in place to ensure provision of timely and appropriate interventions to disaster-affected families in an orderly and coordinated manner. During the recently concluded full-council meeting of the NDRRMC, DSWD Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera shared that the Department has upgraded the operational […]

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‘Falcon’ enhanced southwest monsoon displace 251 families in Central Luzon

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 10 (PIA) — Intense rains brought by the typhoon Falcon-enhanced southwest monsoon has displaced around 251 families or 1,254 persons in Central Luzon. “From this figure, 239 families or 1,189 persons are currently being served in 13 evacuation centers in the towns of Dinalupihan and Mariveles in Bataan and Meycauayan City in Bulacan,” Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Chair Josefina Timoteo said. Moreover, RDRRMC reported 1.5 […]

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Indonesian government to be updated on filing of charges against Veloso’s illegal recruiters

JULY 10 (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will inform its counterpart in Indonesia of the filing of charges against the illegal recruiters of convicted drug trafficker, Mary Jane Veloso. The DOJ, in its 18-page resolution released on Thursday, found probable cause to charge Maria Cristina Sergio, her live-in partner Julius Lacanilao, and a certain “Ike” with qualified trafficking. Sergio and Lacanilo will also be charged with illegal recruitment and estafa. The case […]

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Public schools along Valley Fault System strengthen readiness for earthquake

JULY 10 — The Department of Education (DepEd) is doing a series of orientations on earthquake preparedness for principals and school administrators from 1,134 public schools from the National Capitol Region, Region IV-A, and Region III, surrounding the Valley Fault System. The orientation aims to equip school heads and administrators with the right information to increase the level of preparedness of schools not just for earthquakes but also for other possible risks. “There is no […]

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Updated: List of areas with class suspensions for July 10

JULY 10 (Eagle News) — Local government units have announced class suspensions on all levels for July 10, Friday, due to countinued heavy rains and threat of floods. Typhoon “Falcon” continues to enhance the “hanging habagat” or the southwest monsoon that induce rains in  most part of the country. As collated by the Department of Education (DepEd), these are the areas where classes in all levels have been suspended today, July 10, 2015: National Capital […]

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QC Government suspends Friday classes in all levels

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — Classes at all levels will remain suspended in the Quezon City area on Friday (July 10) due to continuing heavy downpours brought about by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical cyclone “Falcon”, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista announced in an exclusive interview with the program “Feedback” in Radyo Agila. (Eagle News Service)

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NDRRMC records two casualties due to southwest monsoon rain

MANILA, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has recorded two casualties from enhanced southwest monsoon or Habagat rain since last weekend. According to the NDRRMC said two fatalities include a 19 year-old man in Quezon City and a Korean driver in Cebu. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/2HT_IMD2g1c

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La Mesa Dam nears spilling level

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — The water level of the La Mesa Dam, located in Quezon City may reach its spilling level due to heavy rains brought by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and Tropical cyclone “Falcon”.

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Falcon expected to exit PAR on Friday

MANILA, Philippines, July 9 (Eagle News) — Tropical cyclone “Falcon” is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Friday morning. According to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), tropical storm “Falcon” is expected to move outside the PAR between 8:00 to 10:00 in the morning. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/ZipXZEm5SMg

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5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Surigao

JULY 9 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit the province of Surigao del Sur Wednesday evening. The PHIVOLCS said that no damages were reported, but warned residents in the said area of possible aftershocks. (Eagle News Service)

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“Stop Payatas dump operation and expansion,” QC told

9 July 2015. Quezon City. A day before the 15th year commemoration of the ill-famed tragic Payatas trash slide, zero waste advocacy network EcoWaste Coalition and the Payatas-based Alyansa ng mga Samahang Nagkakaisa sa Payatas (ASNP) told the Quezon City government to stop the landfill’s operation and expansion. Leonita Panoy, President of the ASNP, said in her own tongue that “Everyday tons and tons of mixed wastes are dumped in Payatas creating what is now […]

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EU Delegation to the Philippines, Partners congratulate the winners of the EU Peace Journalism Awards

MANILA – The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines together with its partners congratulated the winners of the EU Peace Journalism Awards held tonight (8 July 2015) in Makati City. Jefry Tupas, NewsDesk, who is based in Davao City won the grand prize for his article, “The Teachers of Raja Muda”. The grand finalists were Mr Jes Aznar, Mindanews (photo essay) and Stella Estremera, Sun Star Davao (written text in print media). Tupas got […]

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