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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Itogon, Benguet where a landslide that buried a chapel claimed at least 33 lives. Duterte will reportedly make the visit on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Earlier, Duterte made an aerial inspection of areas affected by “Ompong,” which make landfall in northern Luzon. “Ompong” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday.
(Eagle News)—Isabela and Cagayan, which were the hardest-hit by Typhoon “Ompong,” have not recorded any casualty so far, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Sept. 17. According to Tolentino, who spoke in a television interview, this was because the residents in those areas, where “Ompong” made landfall, followed the instructions of the government. “Yung pinangangambahan na storm surge, yung pinangangambahan na mamamatay sa flooding, wala po kasi tumalima yung mga kababayan natin sa […]
(Eagle News)—-Several flights to and from Hong Kong were cancelled on Monday, Sept. 17, due to bad weather caused by “Mangkhut” in southern China. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Philippine Airlines PR 382 Manila – Guangzhou PR 383 Guangzhou – Manila Cebu Pacific 5J 272 Manila – Hong Kong 5J 273 Hong Kong – Manila 5J 110 Manila – Hong Kong 5J 111 Hong Kong – Manila China Southern […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Sept. 15, said he wants to create a body that will monitor all procurement processes in government. The President said the “office of checks and balances” will be composed of five people he himself will appoint. He said the five people are “adept sa accounting and of course audit.” “..Lahat ng purchases ng gobyerno, so malaman ko kung may nabayad, dumating ba o hindi…Para wala nang ghost deliveries, wala […]
(Eagle News)–At least 59 people were killed due to Typhoon “Ompong,” the Philippine National Police reported on Sunday, Sept. 16. Data from the police showed that of the 59, one was in Region I, seven in Region II, one in Region III, 49 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and one in Metro Manila. According to the police, 33 were injured— three were from Region I, 20 from CAR, seven from Region II, one from Region […]
by Elaine Yu in Hong Kong with Purple Romero in Tuguegarao Agence France Presse Typhoon Mangkhut rocked Hong Kong before striking mainland China on Sunday, injuring scores and sending skyscrapers swaying, after killing at least 49 people in the Philippines and ripping a swathe of destruction through its agricultural heartland. The world’s biggest storm this year left large expanses in the north of the main Philippine island of Luzon underwater as fierce winds tore […]
Jolo, Philippines (AFP) — Three Indonesian fishermen held by members of a notorious Islamist kidnap-for-ransom group have walked free 18 months after they were abducted off the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday. The men were kidnapped in January 2017 while on board a speedboat off the southernmost island group of Tawi-Tawi, which together with the nearby Sulu archipelago are preyed on by Abu Sayyaf militants. The Indonesians were freed in the town of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Sept. 16, conducted an aerial inspection of areas that were part of the trajectory of “Ompong.” Pictures posted on the Twitter account of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go showed he accompanied the President in the inspection, which took place a day after “Ompong” exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. At least 29 people were killed in the onslaught of the typhoon, with 13 reported missing. “Ompong” is […]
(Eagle News)–The death toll due to Typhoon “Ompong” has risen to 29. Of the figure, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said 24 came from the Cordillera Administrative Region. “Areas po ng Itogon, Benguet and Mountain Province and parts of Baguio…Karamihan po dito because of landslides, soil saturation, rainfall..,” he said during a press conference. President Rodrigo Duterte, for his part, expressed condolences to the kin of those who died. “I share the grief of the […]
(Eagle News)—-These pictures posted by Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol in his social media account show President Rodrigo Duterte in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, one of the most affected areas by Typhoon “Ompong.”
(Eagle News)–At least 250,000 people were affected by Typhoon “Ompong,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Managament Council said. In its 6 a.m. report, the NDRRMC said the 250,036 people translated to 63,769 families. Of the number, the NDRRMC said 148,283 persons or 37,910 families were from Regions I, II, III, National Capital Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Cordillera Administrative Region. Over 30,000 or 34,169 families or 133,457 persons are so far staying in 1,190 evacuation […]
(Eagle News)——Classes on Monday, Sept. 17, were suspended in parts of the country following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” Below is a list: Cagayan — all levels; public and private
