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Numbers expected to rise as evacuation of high-risk communities pushed (Eagle News) – Around 900 families have already evacuated in the CALABARZON region due to the “phreatomagmatic” eruption of Taal Volcano since Saturday, March 26. Malacanang said on Sunday, March 27, that the “Executive Department is closely monitoring the situation in the areas near Taal Volcano” which is still under Alert Level 3. As of Sunday, there were 869 families or 2,961 individuals who […]
(Eagle News)–A Chinese Coast Guard vessel performed a “close distance maneuvering” in Bajo de Masinloc that constrained the maneuvering space of a Philippine Coast Guard vessel, a violation of international rules at sea, the PCG said. According to the PCG, the CCG vessel with bow number 3305 performed the maneuvering approximately 21 yards towards BRP Malabrigo, which was conducting patrol operations on March 2. The PCG said the resulting constraint in the maneuvering space of […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Davao City. According to PAGASA, the LPA was so far located 200 kilometers east of the city. It is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Southern Mindanao. Meanwhile, the easterlies are also affecting the country. PAGASA said Mindanao, Visayas and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes early Sunday, March 27. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the earthquake hit at 1:57 a.m. The epicenter was 50 kilometers southeast of Basco. The depth of focus was 3 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
MANILA, Philippines – Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo urged INC members all over the world to join Earth Hour 2022, this Saturday, March 26, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. In a circular read during the INC’s midweek worship service, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, encouraged INC members to join “concerned citizens in 192 countries and territories actively [participating in the] event” by “switching off non-essential lights” for […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has been placed on heightened alert following Taal’s phreatomagmatic activity that prompted authorities to raise its alert level to 3. According to the PCG, a deployable response group (DRG) from PCG Station Batangas has been deployed to monitor the situation in the area. Coast Guard Admiral Artemio Abu has also ordered PCG Sub-Station Talisay and PCG Sub-Station San Nicolas to conduct patrols and enforce a “forced evacuation” of […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate from their homes near a Philippine volcano Saturday after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of metres into the sky. Taal volcano, which sits in a lake south of Manila, exploded with a “short-lived” burst at 7:22 am (2322 GMT), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in a statement. It warned further eruptions were possible, which it said could trigger […]
by Danny Kemp with Brendan Smialowski in Rzeszów Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia signaled Friday it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation’s resistance in a month of fighting and attacks on civilians, including up to 300 feared killed in the bombing of a theatre. The possible shift came as President Joe Biden visited elite US troops serving with NATO just […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration reminded Filipinos who plan to work abroad to secure the proper documentation from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) before leaving the country. Immigration chief Jaime Morente issued the reminder after bureau personnel intercepted a Filipino who attempted to leave the Philippines with the minor child of his sponsor and his wife, purportedly to disguise his real intent of working abroad. “He did not have proper documentation to […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Western officials on Friday named seven Russian generals they said had so far been killed, and another who had been sacked, during the war in Ukraine. The latest to die, Lieutenant General Yakov Rezanstev, was a commander of Russia’s 49th Combined Arms Army in its southern military district, an official disclosed. Meanwhile, Russian Army Commander General Vlaislav Yershov, of the 6th Combined Arms Army, was identified as the general […]
PHIVOLCS “strongly recommends” evacuation from high-risk barangays of Bilibinwang, Banyaga, others (Eagle News) — The alert level over Taal has been raised to 3 following what the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said was “nearly continuous phreatomagmatic activity that generated plumes 1500 m accompanied by volcanic earthquake and infrasound signals.” According to PHIVOLCS, the phreatomagmatic activity followed a “short-lived phreatomagmatic burst.” With the raising of the alert level from alert level 2, PHIVOLCS said […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has confirmed the increasing presence of Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales, over which China has also staked its claim. According to PCG Commandant, CG Admiral Artemio M Abu, the 45 Filipino fishing boats conducting fishing activities from February 28 to March 5 was a significant milestone in maritime security and maritime safety. “Seeing more Filipino fishing boats in Bajo de Masinloc is proof of our intensified […]
