(Eagle News)–Classes were suspended on Tuesday, Aug. 28, in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list: Dagupan City — All levels Lingayen– All levels
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110,000 sako ng bigas, dumating na sa Zamboanga
(Eagle News) — Dumating na sa zamboanga port ang 110,000 sako ng bigas. Sinabi ni National Food Authority (NFA) Spokesman Rex Estoperez, na naipakalat na rin ang tig-10,000 sako ng bigas ng NFA sa Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi at nasa 20,000 na sako naman ng bigas sa Zamboanga, Sibugay. Payo ni Estoperez sa publiko, huwag ng maghanap ng maputi at murang bigas sa palengke dahil ang commercial rice na nabibili ngayon ay galing na sa mga […]
Continuous rains bring damage to roads and bridges in Bataan, says DPWH
(Eagle News) — Bataan is still experiencing heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat, which has damaged many roads and bridges in the province, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH 2nd District Engr. Ulysses Llado said that one of the bridges that were damaged was the Roman Superhighway or the Bataan Provincial Expressway. Llado said that this was the first time that the rains have lasted for […]
Dry run para sa muling pagbubukas ng Boracay, itinakda sa Oct. 15
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng dry run sa Oktubre 15 ang pamahalaan para sa muling pagbubukas ng Boracay. Gagawin ito para makita ang iba pang pangangailangan ng isla, bago buksan sa mga turista sa October 26. Sinabi ni Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, bagaman excited ang mga establisyemento sa Boracay, prayoridad ng pamahalaan ang environment side ng isla, kaya dapat nakakatugon ang mga ito sa requirement ng DENR. Sinabi ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, tinataya namang […]
Mga mangingisda sa Pangasinan, bawal pa ring pumalaot dahil sa sama ng panahon
INFANTA, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Bawal pa ring pumalaot ang mga mangingisda sa Pangasinan dahil sa nararanasang sama ng panahon sa lalawigan. Batay sa inilabas na gale warning, hindi muna pinapayagang pumalaot ang mga bangkang pangisda dahil sa banta ng malalakas na hangin at ulan sa karagatan. Nakabantay ngayon ang Coast Guard na nakabase sa baybayin ng Sual, Alaminos, Infanta at Bolinao upang babalaan ang mga mangingisda kaugnay nito. Sa dam update, patuloy na […]
News in photos: People lining up to buy NFA rice in Legazpi
(Eagle News) — In these pictures taken by Eagle News correspondent Rebert Soriao in Legazpi, people are seen lining up to buy National Food Authority rice priced at P32 per kilogram. Each person is only allowed to purchase three kilograms of the cheap rice.
Class suspensions for Friday, Aug. 24
(Eagle News)–Classes were suspended in some areas on Friday, Aug. 24, due to bad weather. Below is a list: Abra – Pre-school to High School; public/private Atok, Benguet – Pre-school to High school; public/private Buguias, Benguet- Pre-school to elementary Kapangan, Benguet – Pre-school to Elementary School Baguio City, Benguet- all levels; public/private Itogon, Benguet – all levels; public/private Bokod, Benguet- Pre-school to Elementary Kibungan, Benguet – Pre-school to High School La Trinidad, Benguet- Pre-school to […]
AFP: 22 soldiers wounded in clash between military, Abu Sayyaf members in Sulu
(Eagle News) — An Abu Sayyaf member was killed and 22 soldiers were wounded in a clash between the military and alleged members of the kidnap-for-ransom group in Sulu on Thursday, Aug. 23, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Killed in the firefight in Patikul, Barangay Langhub at 9:30 a.m. was Alpata Abdurasa. The AFP said more could have been killed or wounded from the enemy side, composed more or less of 40 people, headed by […]
Three emission testing centers ordered suspended for alleged falsification of test results
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has ordered the suspension of three Private Emission Testing Centers (PETC) for alleged falsification of emission test results. In an advisory, the DoTR said ordered suspended on Aug. 17 were Victory Emission Testing Center in Barangka Drive, Mandaluyong City; Six Eleven Emission Test Co. in Southwestern Poblacion, Calamba, Misamis Occidental; and RNJ Emission Testing Center in Muzon, San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan. The DoTR said copies of the suspension orders […]
BI arrests German for alleged human trafficking
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a German national who allegedly attempted to take with him to Germany four Filipinas who were “made to lie about the circumstances of their travel.” In a statement, the BI said one Herbert Joseph Vogt, 72, was nabbed on Monday, Aug. 21, as he and the four attempted to board a flight to Doha, Qatar at the Clark International Airport. Immigration officer in charge Deputy Commissioner […]
NFA under fire from several lawmakers following alleged rice crisis in Zamboanga
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The National Food Authority is under fire from some legislators following the alleged rice crisis in Zamboanga that saw a whopping increase in the prices of the staple food. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the NFA as a whole “has become a liability to the government,” noting the drop in its revenues “every year.” He said that from the P29.3 billion it earned in 2016, its earnings dropped to P17.93 […]
Magnitude 3.3 quake rocks Jomalig, Quezon
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 3.3 quake jolted the town of Jomalig in Quezon province on Wednesday morning. The quake’s epicenter was recorded at 65 kilometers north east of Jomalig, Quezon around 4:13 AM. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the tectonic earthquake has a depth of 28 kilometers No aftershocks and damages are expected, it said. https://youtu.be/7byz-FvQ8Ao
