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Three int’l firms that built, designed world-class airports to help SMC build new int’l airport in Bulacan

  (Eagle News) – International engineering firms which either built or designed world-class airports in the United States, France, Singapore and other countries have been tapped by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to assist in the construction of the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) in Bulacan. These firms are Meinhardt Group, the Jacobs Engineering, and the Groupe ADP (Aeroports de Paris) which built and manages the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports. The Meinhardt […]

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Signal No. 1 still hoisted over Batanes as “Sarah” further intensifies

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes as Severe Tropical Storm “Sarah” further intensified. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 p.m., “Sarah” was situated  255 kilometers east of Basco, packing  maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph. “Sarah” is moving northwest at 10 kph. The remnant Low Pressure Area of Tropical Depression “Ramon,” on the other hand, was estimated […]

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Drilon issues apology to BCDA’s Dizon

(Eagle News)–Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, Nov. 21, apologized to Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president Vince Dizon for saying his father-in-law was late national artist Bobby Mañosa. Drilon made the apology in an interview over ANC, a day after he slammed the government’s P50-million cauldron to be used in the Southeast Asian Games. The cauldron was supposed to have been designed by Mañosa. Dizon, on the other hand, is in charge […]

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“Sarah” slightly intensifies as it moves over PHL Sea

(Eagle News) — “Sarah” has slightly intensified as it moved over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes as “Sarah,”  estimated 275 kilometers east of Basco, packed maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 125 kph. “Sarah” is moving west northwest at 10 kph. PAGASA said gusty conditions will prevail over the northern and […]

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SWS: Filipinos’ net trust rating for China falls from poor to bad

(Eagle News) — Net trust for China among Filipinos has fallen to “bad,” a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The survey conducted from Sept. 27 to 30 found the-33 rating was nine points less than the -24 registered in June and classified as “poor” by the pollster. “This is the lowest since the bad -35 in June 2018,” the SWS said. According to the pollster, net trust in China has been positive only in […]

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Palace expresses hope Filipinos will eventually appreciate China

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Nov. 21, expressed hope Filipinos would appreciate China in the future. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after a Social Weather Stations survey found China was still the least trusted country among Filipinos, with a net trust rating of -33. “We will respect their conviction the way we value their allegiance to the Republic and its elements,” Panelo said, adding that the results were “foreseeable and understandable” […]

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“Sarah” intensifies into a severe tropical storm

(Eagle News)–“Sarah” has intensified into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Batanes and Babuyan Islands as “Sarah,” last spotted 425 km east northeast of Aparri, Cagayan or 340 km east of Basco, Batanes, packed maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It is moving north northwest at 25 kph. PAGASA said […]

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Tropical Storm “Sarah” maintains strength as it slightly accelerates

(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Sarah” has maintained its strength as it slightly accelerated. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and the northeastern portion of Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands, particularly Gattaran, Lal-lo, Buguey, Gonzaga, Sta. Ana, Calayan are under Signal No. 1 as “Sarah,” estimated 540 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, packed maximum sustained winds of up to 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. “Sarah” […]

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Duterte says no corruption issue in P50 million SEA Games cauldron designed by nat’l artist

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he did not see anything wrong in the building of the SEA Games cauldron which costs P50 million saying the structure was designed by a national artist and the cost of his work was for him to name. Duterte said that the work of the late National Artist for Architecture, Francisco ‘Bobby’ Mañosa, and there was no corruption in the case. “Mañosa was commissioned by the government […]

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“Ramon” maintains strength as it crosses Ifugao area

(Eagle News)– “Ramon” has maintained its strength and is now crossing the Ifugao area. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur, western portion of Isabela (Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, Burgos, Aurora, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Cauayan, Ramon, Alicia, Angadanan, San Isidro, Santiago and Cordon), Mountain Province, Benguet, Ifugao, La Union, […]

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“Sarah” now a tropical storm; “Ramon” weakens into a tropical depression

(Eagle News) — “Ramon” has weakened into a tropical depression as it moved over the Isabela area, but “Sarah” is now a tropical storm. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur, western portion of Isabela (Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, Burgos, Aurora, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Cauayan, Ramon, Alicia, Angadanan, San Isidro, Santiago and Cordon), Mountain Province, […]

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Robredo says she wrote Duterte a letter asking him to clarify her mandate as ICAD co-chair

(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo has written President Rodrigo Duterte a letter to ask what exactly her mandate as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal Drugs was. In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, Nov. 20, Robredo said she wrote the letter asking Duterte to clarify her responsibilities even before the President said in a press conference on Tuesday that he did not trust her enough to include her as a member […]

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