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(Eagle News) – The Philippines won 47 gold medals at the end of Day 3 of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, maintaining its lead in the biggest multi-sport biennial meet in the Southeast Asian region. It has a total medal haul of 95, with 31 silvers and 17 bronze medals. The 47 gold haul is already almost double than that of the 2017 SEA Games gold haul of only 23, when the Philippines only […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 3, said he would ensure ABSCBN would not get its franchise renewed. The network’s franchise ends in March 2020. “Ang iyong franchise mag-end next year. If you expect ma-renew ‘yan, I’m sorry. I will see to it that you’re out,” Duterte said. Congress is expected to tackle ABSCBN’s franchise renewal by the end of this year. If the franchise is not renewed, the network would have to close […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Wednesday, Dec. 4, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: Flight Advisory No. 1 December 4, 2019 as of 0000H Cancelled flights due to bad weather: Philippine Airlines International PR 127 New York JFK – Manila PR 522 Phnom Penh – Manila PR 300 Manila – Hong Kong PR 212 Sydney – Manila PR 466/467 Manila – Seoul Incheon – Manila PR 423 Tokyo Haneda – Manila PR […]
(Eagle News) — Kammuri, with its local name Tisoy, weakened into a severe tropical storm, according to the country’s weather bureau PAGASA which decided to lower most of the tropical cyclone wind signals in the country. In a bulletin issued at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, PAGASA said that Tisoy could also exit tonight or tomorrow morning, and will continue to weaken. “Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are now lifted for northwestern Antique, southern Nueva […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, December 3, vowed to take to court the people behind the government’s contracts with water concessionaires that he said were disadvantageous to the people. The President in particular took issue with a provision in the agreements signed between the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, a government corporation, and Manila Water and Maynilad that said the government should pay the two companies for losses they incur should the state interfere […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, Dec. 4, were cancelled in some areas due to “Tisoy.” Below is a list: Angono, Rizal – pre-school to high school Batangas province- all levels Binangonan, Rizal – pre-school to High School Cainta, Rizal – all levels Caloocan City – all levels Cavite province-all levels Makati City – preschool to senior high school Marikina City – all levels Occidental Mindoro – all levels Quezon City – all levels Quezon Province – […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Tisoy” has maintained its strength as it moved westward over Mindoro Strait. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 7 p.m., the center of Typhoon “Tisoy” was estimated 145 km north of Coron, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. It is moving at 25 kph. PAGASA said Signal No. 3 is hoisted over Northern Occidental […]
by Ron LOPEZ Agence France Presse Typhoon Kammuri killed at least two people in the Philippines on Tuesday as it tore roofs of houses and forced the international airport in Manila to shut down. The storm roared ashore late Monday and passed south of Manila — home to 13 million people — and thousands of athletes at the regional Southeast Asian Games. As the typhoon was exiting the Philippines it hit one last major landmass, […]
(Eagle News) — In this series of videos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Jomike Solasco starting 10 a.m. of Tuesday, Dec. 3, until 10:25 a.m. of that same day, the strength of Typhoon Kammuri’s (TisoyPH) winds and rains can be seen intensifying as it nears landfall in Oriental Mindoro. This video was taken in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro. Typhoon Kammuri with its local name, Tisoy, made landfall over Naujan, Oriental Mindoro at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Tisoy” has further weakened and is now off the coast of Occidental Mindoro. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 p.m., the center of the typhoon was estimated at 110 km northwest of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro or 135 km North of Coron, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 200 kph. It is moving west at 25 kph. […]
(Eagle News)–Several transmission lines have been affected after Typhoon “Tisoy” battered Bicol Region, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. Below is a list of unavailable transmission lines: South Luzon Batangas-Taysan 69kV Line Customer Affected: MERALCO, FBPC Date/Time out: 3 December 2019 / 09:18AM Batangas-Mabini 69kV Line 1 Customer Affected: BATELEC II Date/Time out: 3 December 2019 / 07:03AM Lumban-Famy 69kV Line Customer Affected: FLECO, QUEZELCO II Date/Time out: 3 December 2019 / 06:51AM […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Tisoy” has made landfall over Naujuan, Oriental Mindoro, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said “Tisoy” has further weakened as it traverses the northern portion of the province, in the vicinity of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 140 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph. “Tisoy” is moving west at 25 kph. Signal No. 3 is hoisted over the southern […]
