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PHL Defense department investigating incident (Eagle News) – Malacanang expressed its condolences to those who lost their lives in a plane crash of a C130 Hercules plane in Sulu where at least 50 lives were lost, mostly soldiers who recently finished a training on counter-insurgency. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the whole nation is in mourning. The Department of National Defense is conducting an investigation of Sunday’s tragic incident involving a second-hand plane […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Emong” has maintained its strength as it continues to move closer towards the Batanes and Babuyan Islands area. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1 remains raised over Batanes and the northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) including Babuyan Islands, with the center of Tropical Depression “Emong”was estimated 315 km east of Aparri, Cagayan. So far, it is packing maximum sustained winds of […]
(Eagle News) — The United States offered its condolences to the Philippines after a military C-130 crashed in Sulu on Monday, July 5. “On behalf of the United States, I offer our deep condolences to the people of the Philippines regarding the tragic plane crash in which several dozen service members were killed,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with those who were injured and the families of those […]
Taal evacuation, a challenge for physical distancing; NDRMMC sends 1 tent per family to ensure observance of COVID protocols (Eagle News) – Over 5,000 individuals have already been evacuated from high-risk areas around Taal Volcano with the numbers expected to further increase as the volcano showed signs of unrest, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In an interview with the Eagle News Service program Balitalakayan, NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered a full-blown investigation into the C-130 crash in Sulu that left at least 50 dead. Lorenzana said the probe would begin as soon as rescue and recovery operations were completed. So far, Armed Forces spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo said in a radio interview that the death toll has climbed to 50, including three civilians. The plane was on its way to Jolo airport from Lumbia, Cagayan […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar maintained there was no corruption in the procurement of body cameras for police personnel. Eleazar made the statement following reports Senator Manny Pacquiao named the PNP as among corrupt agencies in the Philippines. In a press conference on Saturday, July 3, Pacquiao, however, only named the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of Energy on his list. Pacquiao made the […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes and the northeast portion of Batanes and the northeastern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands as Tropical Depression “Emong” maintained its strength and moved towards extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said so far, the center of the tropical depression was estimated 385 kilometers east northeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan or 385 km east of Aparri, Cagayan. It was packing […]
More quakes recorded, rumbling heard in volcano as PHIVOLCS warn of another eruption (Eagle News) – Taal Volcano emitted the highest level of sulfur dioxide emission on Sunday, July 4, with 22,628 tons recorded that day, aside from strong shallow low-frequency quakes, that all indicate another eruption could occur soon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that the SO2 gas emissions on Sunday was the “highest level ever recorded in Taal” […]
by Ferdinandh Cabrera Agence France Presse COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) — At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country’s south, officials said. Nearly a hundred people, most of them recent army graduates, were on the C-130 Hercules transport plane which was trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province around midday. Some of […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes and the northeastern portion of Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands as Tropical Depression “Emong” slightly intensified and moved over the Philippine Sea. In its recent bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Emong” was so far situated 780 kilometers east of Virac, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 70 kph. It is forecast to […]
(Eagle News)–At least 17 people were killed after a C-130 plane crashed in Sulu on Sunday, July 4. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said 40 others were hurt after the Philippine Air Force plane crashed at 11:30 a.m. Lorenzana said the plane had come from Lumbia airport in Cagayan de Oro and was about to land in Jolo airport when the incident happened. The plane, he said, was carrying 92 people. Of the 92, he said […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1436369 on Sunday, July 4, after the Department of Health reported 5966 additional cases. Of the total cases, the DOH said 52708 were active. Of these, 91.1 percent were mild, 3.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2.1 percent severe and 1.54 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 1358512 including the additional 6987 recoveries. The death toll is now at 25149 including the 86 additional deaths. Metro Manila, Bulacan and […]
