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(Eagle News) — More areas are now under Signal No. 4 as “Ompong” moves closer to the Cagayan province on Friday night, Sept. 14. In its 11 p.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 p.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 190 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. “Ompong” is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of […]
(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Friday, Sept. 14, said the Department of Transportation was ready for the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” “We are at your disposal. Your government is ready to respond. We can weather the storm, together,” Tugade said in a statement. According to Tugade, the agency would do its best to meet the needs of passengers who might have been affected by flight cancellations, among others. He said while they […]
(Eagle News) — Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras on Friday, Sept. 14, sued Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for inciting to sedition. Paras filed the charges before the Pasay Prosecutors’ Office. The charges stem from Trillanes’ remarks against President Rodrigo Duterte, which Paras said incited the people to overthrow the government. In his previous speeches, Trillanes called Duterte “corrupt, incompetent, evil, obsessed and insecure,” among others. This is the third time in 10 months Paras filed charges […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 4 is now up over four areas as Typhoon “Ompong” moved closer to Isabela and Cagayan on Friday night. As of 7 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of “Ompong” was located 260 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora. “Ompong” is packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kilometers per hour. It maintained its speed […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ni Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III sa Bureau of Customs na ibigay ang nasabat na bigas at iba pang food items sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) para sa disaster relief preparations na may kaugnayan sa bagyong Ompong. Ayon sa DOF, ang nasabing direktiba ay bilang pagtugon sa ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno ay dapat na tiyakin ang mataas na lebel ng kahandaan […]
(Eagle News)– The Professional Regulation Commission has announced the postponement of the Physicians Licensure Examination originally scheduled from Sept. 15 to 16. In an advisory, the PRC said the postponement was “in consideration of the latest forecast” of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services on typhoon “Ompong” and “its expected impact especially (on) Baguio, one of the venues of the test. Apart from Baguio, the test should have been held in Manila, Cebu and Davao. “PLE shall […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Saturday, Sept. 15, have been suspended in some parts of the country in anticipation of the inclement weather brought about by “Ompong.” Below is a list: Apayao — all levels (public and private) Batangas — all levels (public and private) Ilocos Norte– all levels (public and private) Laguna — all levels (public and private) La Union Bauang — all levels (public and private) Caba — all levels (public and private) […]
(Eagle News)– Signal No. 4 has been hoisted over Cagayan and northern Isabela, as “Ompong” moves closer to the area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said late Friday afternoon. In its 5 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 4 p.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 340 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora. “Ompong” is packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kilometers […]
(Eagle News) — The monthly meeting of President Rodrigo Duterte with his security officials on Friday, Sept. 14, was canceled in light of preparations for Typhoon “Ompong.” The meeting with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, where peace and order issues are usually discussed, was slated at 4 p.m. “Instead the [inter-agency] National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was convened (on Thursday),” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The Philippine Atmospheric […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ompong” slightly accelerated on Friday afternoon, as it continued to threaten the Isabela-Cagayan area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as of 1 p.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 470 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 255 kilometers per hour. PAGASA said the typhoon was moving west northwest, at […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will remain holed up in the Senate so far. According to Trillanes, this was after his lawyers advised him to wait for the courts’ “final resolution” on Proclamation 572 that declared the amnesty granted to him for the Oakwood mutiny and the Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively, void ab initio. Trillanes has questioned the proclamation before the Supreme Court, which, however, junked his request for […]
(Eagle News) — Over 4,800 passengers have been stranded in different ports across the country due to Typhoon “Ompong.” Below is a list of stranded passengers posted by the Philippine Coast Guard in its Facebook account as of 8 a.m.: The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ompong” will make landfall over northern Luzon on Saturday, but its effects will be felt as early as Friday, Sept. 14.
