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Rains expected in parts of PHL today, Jan. 22

(Eagle News)-Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 22. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects the Philippines. Intermittent gusts especially in coastal and mountainous areas are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light […]

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INC’s “very positive impact” to the world highlighted by Canadian Parliament member in courtesy call to Brother Eduardo Manalo

  (Eagle News) – The Parliament Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons in Canada, His Excellency Kevin Lamoureaux, made a courtesy call on Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on Tuesday, Jan. 21, expressing to the INC leader how the Church had made a “very positive impact” in the world. A leading member of the Parliament of Canada representing Winnipeg North, Lamoureaux, cited […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting PHL today

(Eagle News) — Light rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 21. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects the country. Metro Manila  and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. PAGASA said the whole country will […]

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Palace: Duterte may be persuaded to attend US-ASEAN Summit in Las Vegas

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte may be persuaded to visit the United States to attend the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Las Vegas in March. “..Given this is an ASEAN meeting of leaders, baka ma-persuade ang Presidente na um-attend,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He clarified, however, that he had not discussed the event, where other ASEAN leaders were invited, with the President so far. President Duterte  has repeatedly bashed the US […]

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DOH investigates suspected case of “novel coronavirus”

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health is investigating a a suspected case of “novel coronavirus.” In a nationally televised press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the case involved a five-year-old who came to Cebu with his mother on Jan. 12 to study English. The mother and child, he said, were from Wuhan, China. Duque said the samples from the child tested negative for MERS-coV and SARS-coV. A specimen, […]

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House leadership vows to give “highest priority” to P30-B supplemental budget for Taal victims

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives leadership on Tuesday, Jan. 21, vowed to give the “highest priority” to expediting the passage of a  P30-billion supplemental budget in additional relief to Taal victims. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte himself issued the call for the same. “If need be, the House leadership is even willing to increase the amount of the supplemental budget to as much as P50 billion […]

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Rainfall advisory hoisted over parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are expected over Maddela in Quirino within one to two hours. Light to moderate rains, on the other hand, are being experienced over Aurora, Dinapigue in Isabela, Nagtipunan in Quirino and Alfonso Castaneda in Nueva Vizcaya. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with […]

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Cancelled flights due to bad weather

(Eagle News)–Several flights on Tuesday, Jan. 21, were cancelled due to bad weather. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport said the following flights were cancelled: (5J) Cebu Pacific 5J 504 Manila to Tuguegarao 5J 505 Tuguegarao to Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light rains are expected in parts of the country as the northeast monsoon affects Luzon.

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Hontiveros: Families affected by Taal volcanic activity should receive P30,000 in cash assistance

(Eagle News)–Families affected by the Taal eruption should receive ₱30,000 in cash assistance, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Hontiveros issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to pass a P30-billion supplemental budget for Taal evacuees. “Mahalagang i-earmark na sa supplemental budget ang direct cash assistance na pwedeng ipamigay sa mga pamilyang apektado. Pwede nang aksyunan ng Pangulo ang para sa cash grants. Gamitin na ang pwedeng gamitin sa current budget. Kailangang […]

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Taal still on alert level 4 as it continues intense seismic activity

(Eagle News)–Taal volcano continued its intense seismic activity on Tuesday, Jan. 21, a sign the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said likely signifies continuous magmatic intrusion beneath the edifice, which may lead to further eruptive activity. In its latest bulletin, PHIVOLCS said 718 earthquakes have been recorded in the volcano, which is still on alert level 4, since the afternoon of January 12, 176 of which registered at magnitudes 1.2 to 4.1 and were […]

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DFA to Filipinos: Refrain from bringing animal products to South Korea

(Eagle News)-The Department of Foreign Affairs has reiterated South Korea’s restriction on the bringing of animal  products to the country. The DFA issued the advisory anew through the Philippine Embassy in Seoul after the South Korean government handed down an entry ban of five years to a traveler who came to the country on Oct. 21. This was after the traveller failed to pay the fine amounting to ₩5,000,000.00 (P219,907.87) for bringing in pork sausages […]

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Light rains forecast in parts of N. Luzon as northeast monsoon affects country

(Eagle News)-Light rains are expected in parts of Northern Luzon as the northeast monsoon affects the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Aurora, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt. Province and Ifugao. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, on the other hand, are expected over Batanes, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union […]

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