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(Eagle News)-Classes in Cavite and Santa Rosa, Laguna are suspended tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 13. Cavite Governor Jonvic Revilla and Santa Rosa Mayor Arlene Arcillas made the announcement of the suspension, which applies to all levels, as he advised residents to stay indoors due to an ongoing ashfall. The ashfall came after Taal spewed a one-kilometer ashfall on Sunday, Jan. 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised an alert level 3 over the volcano, […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 3.2 quake was felt three kilometers southwest of Tagaytay City, Cavite due to the ongoing volcanic activity of Taal in the area. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the depth of focus was eight kilometers. It was recorded at 5:10 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, and was of volcanic origin, PHIVOLCS said. This was the strongest tremor so far due to the ongoing eruption of […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte has already given instructions to ensure the people within the perimeter of Taal are out of the danger zone. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo added concerned agencies of the national government were now working closely with the Provincial Government of Batangas to ensure the safety of the residents, including their evacuation. He said the Palace was so far closely monitoring the situation. “We advise the public to continue to remain vigilant,” he […]
(Eagle News)-The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised an Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano, and recommended an evacuation from two barangays in Batangas, and in the volcano island. In an advisory issued at 4 p.m., PHIVOLCS said the raising of the alert level from 2 to 3 was in view of the Taal Volcano’s eruption of a one-kilometer-high plume accompanied by a volcanic tremor. PHIVOLCS said earthquakes were felt on the volcano […]
(Eagle News)-There were clear indications the Overseas Filipino Worker who was killed in Kuwait was sexually abused, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, this was based on an autopsy conducted on the remains of Jeanelyn Villavende, which arrived in the country last week. He said the body was autopsied by the chief of the National Bureau of Investigation’s medico-legal division, Ricardo Rodaje, on January 10 in Cotabato, near Villavende’s residence. Guevarra said there […]
(Eagle News)-For Vice President Leni Robredo, her 18 days as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal Drugs were enough for her to make an assessment of the drug war. “Napaka-igsi ng 18 days, pero hindi ko sinayang ang 18 days. From the first hour talagang nagtrabaho ako nang husto,” she said in her radio program. Robredo made the comment after President Rodrigo Duterte said her short stint as ICAD co-chair was not enough for […]
(Eagle News)-The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Sur. PAGASA said the LPA was located 655 kilometers east of Hinatuan. So far, the weather bureau said Caraga and Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on implementing a deployment ban on Kuwait. In an ANC interview on Friday, the President said there were after all efforts being done to attain justice for the death of Jeanelyn Villavende. “We do not see apathy there. And the police authorities there in Kuwait acted swiftly, and they have arrested the spouses,” the President said. Villavende was reportedly killed by her employer’s wife. Her remains were brought […]
President Rodrigo Duterte condoles with Oman over the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who ruled the Gulf State since 1970. “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte expresses his sincere condolences and offers his fervent prayers to the government and people of the Sultanate of Oman as they mourn their beloved leader,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement on Saturday. “The Palace is saddened upon learning of the […]
(Eagle News)-The BRP Gabriela Silang, the newly acquired offshore patrol vessel of the Philippines, will be used in repatriation efforts to secure Overseas Filipino Workers who may be affected amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The Philippine Coast Guard said the 83.6-meter vessel was preparing to sail specifically to Oman or Dubai, to ensure the safety and security of OFWs through ferry missions. The PCG said the OPV can ferry approximately 500 people at […]
(Eagle News)-The first batch of Filipinos to be repatriated from Iraq will be flown to Manila on Sunday, the Department of National Defense said. DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said the 14 Filipinos are so far in the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad and will be brought to Doha, Qatar before they fly back here. Andolong said Special Envoy to the Middle East and concurrent Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu was already in Qatar to implement the repatriation. […]
(Eagle News)-The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. As a result, PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains. Occasional strong winds especially in coastal and mountainous areas are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will on the other hand have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Visayas and Mindanao will have […]
