(Eagle News) — Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are being experienced in Batangas City. (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Marco Eraño Navalta)
Provincial News
Classes, work suspended in Santiago City, Isabela
(Eagle News) – -The Santiago City government in Isabela has suspended government and private work on Friday, Sept. 14, as “Ompong” threatens parts of the country. Classes were also suspended in the city, Memorandum Order 2018-42 signed by Mayor Joseph Salvador Tan said. The suspension applies to all levels, in both public and private schools. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ompong” is set to make landfall over northern Luzon early Saturday. […]
Cagayan gov’t targets zero casualties as it prepares for typhoon Ompong
(Eagle News) — The local government of Cagayan is now preparing for the landfall of typhoon Ompong to ensure that there will be zero casualties in the province. According to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, typhoon Ompong is expected to make landfall by Saturday morning. As part of their preparations, Governor Manuel Mamba said that as of Thursday morning, they already declared cancellations of classes in all levels for both private and public schools. Mamba […]
San Carlos City DRRMO on high alert for typhoon Ompong
(Eagle News) — The local government of San Carlos City, Pangasinan through its City Disaster Risk Management Office is on high alert in preparations for typhoon “Ompong.” CDRRMO Head Bernabe Bacani said that they have already conducted meetings about the calamity response, rescue and evacuation as part of their preparations. Bacani also said that they already alerted the clearing operations team. The official also added that they already visited different schools in the area that […]
News in Photos: Local gov’t of Batac, Ilocos Norte prepares for Typhoon Ompong
(Eagle News) — Local officials from Batac, Ilocos Norte are repacking relief goods in preparations for the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong.
DOT: Boracay rehabilitation to be completed by December 2019
(Eagle News)– Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Thursday, Sept. 13, said it will take a year before Boracay is completely rehabilitated. Speaking before the hearing on the Tourism department’s proposed P3.39-billion budget for 2019, Puyat said although there would be a soft opening of the island on Oct. 26, this covered only Phase 1 of the rehabilitation, which includes the construction of major roads. She said Phase 2 will have hopefully been completed by April 2019, […]
Criminal raps to be filed vs Trece Martires, Cavite mayor over vice mayor’s killing
(Eagle News) — Criminal charges are slated to be filed against the Trece Martires, Cavite mayor in connection with the killing of his vice mayor in July. The two counts of murder and frustrated murder will be filed against Melandro de Sagun over his alleged role in the death of Alexander Lubigan on July 7. Also charged were Maragondon Cavite Councilor Lawrence Arca, Luis Vasquez Abad Jr., Ariel Fletchetro Paiton, Rhonel Bersamina, and several John […]
Red alert status, nakataas sa Pangasinan dahil sa paparating na bagyo
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nakataas na ang red alert status sa buong siyudad ng Dagupan dahil sa inaasahang paghagupit ng paparating na super typhoon Ompong. Kaugnay nito, pinulong ni Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez at Congressman Christopher De Venecia ang lahat ng mga punong barangay upang maihanda ang mga residente sa barangay na nasa vulnerable areas tulad ng nasa coastal areas, barangay islands, tabing ilog at mababang lugar na direktang […]
DPWH-Region 1, inalerto na ang lahat ng kanilang disaster team sa magiging pananalasa ng bagyong Ompong
(Eagle News) — Nakaalerto na ang Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Team at lahat ng disaster team ng buong Region 1 sa magiging pananalasa ng bagyong Ompong. Ayon kay Engineer Josie Huamar ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 1, bahagi rin ng kanilang paghahanda ay nakapagpadala na sila ng pre-positioning team ng kanilang quick response asset na magmamando sa kanilang mga tauhan. Pinatitiyak aniya sa kanila ni DPWH Secretary Mark Villar na […]
Mga nasawi sa aksidente sa Kalinga, umakyat na sa 15
(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa labing limang katao ang nasawi sa nangyaring aksidente sa Barangay Dao-Angan, Balbalan, Kalinga, Apayao. Karamihan sa mga ito ay senior citizens. Batay sa report, nasa apatnapung senior citizens ang sakay ng isang jeep nang mahulog ito sa bangin. Papauwi na sana ang mga ito matapos kunin ang kanilang allowance sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Dinala naman ang mga sugatan sa Kalinga Western District Hospital.
Duterte: New airports to be built in Sangley Point, Bulacan
(Eagle News) — There will be new airports in Sangley Point and Bulacan. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte himself, who spoke with Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo in a nationally televised tête-à-tête on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Duterte did not provide details. He earlier said, however, that there was a need to decongest the existing airports.
PNP: Eighteen charged over deadly Lamitan blast
(Eagle News)—Eighteen people have been charged in connection with the Lamitan, Basilan blast that killed 10 people. Of the 18 charged with multiple frustrated murder before an Isabela court , only eight—Musa Jallaha, Nsir Nuruddin, Julamin Arundoh, Al Basir Ahmad, Julamin Arundoh, Saad Tedie, Ammar Indama, Hadji Hurang and Abdurahim Lijal have been arrested, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said. The ten people were killed after the bomb detonated at a military checkpoint on […]
