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(Eagle News) — A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Sunday, Aug. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake–an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the area on Aug. 12–hit at 6:56 a.m. It had its epicenter 116 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 51 kilometers. According to PHIVOLCS, the earthquake was tectonic in origin. No damage to property was reported.
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard is building a K-9 training facility, the first of its kind in the entire Southeast Asia region. According to the PCG, the facility shall serve as the country’s center for comprehensive and advanced training for all Coast Guard working dogs and their handlers. The goal, the PCG said, is to produce PCG K9 units that are “highly efficient in search and rescue (SAR), threat detection, and fugitive apprehension.” […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to the Philippine National Police, the additional 143 COVID-19 cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 34316. Of these, 1917 are active. Recoveries also increased, now at 32295, with the addition of 76 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll among policemen is at 104, including one additional death. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According […]
(Eagle News) — All Ninoy Aquino International Airport concessionaires won’t have to pay their rental fees in the meantime. This was after the Manila International Airports Authority (MIAA) Board approved the waiver of the same effective July 1 until December 2021, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade announced. From January to July 2021, rental fees for those concessionaires were also waived upon the instruction of Tugade. According to the Transportation secretary, the order covers all food, retail […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into alleged extortion activities by policemen in a Pasay checkpoint. In a statement, Eleazar said he has ordered the Southern Police District, through the Regional Director of the National Capital Region Police Office, to look into the allegations against uniformed personnel manning a checkpoint on Andrews Ave. The accusations were made by some concerned citizens on social media. The citizens said the […]
(Eagle News) — Cebu Pacific has canceled several flights after the government extended the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. In an advisory, the airline said the following flights from September 1 to 5 are cancelled: Passengers with cancelled flights may select their preferred option through the Manage Booking portal on the Cebu Pacific website (http://bit.ly/CEBmanageflight) until 30 days from date of departure, Cebu Pacific said. Passengers who cancel their flights have one of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A total of 160,000 people protested across France on Saturday, the interior ministry said, angered at the country’s Covid health pass system which they say unfairly restricts the unvaccinated. By early evening the authorities had logged 222 separate protest actions, including 14,500 people who turned out in Paris. Sixteen people were arrested and three police officers slightly injured in what was the seventh consecutive weekend of Covid protests. “The vaccine isn’t […]
(Eagle News) — Nine areas have tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide beyond the regulatory limit. According to Shellfish Bulletin No. 25 series of 2021 issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, these areas are the following: Milagros in Masbate coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol San Pedro Bay in Western Samar; coastal waters of Biliran Islands Carigara Bay in Leyte; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Aug. 29: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines first as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on India and nine other countries has been extended. Metro Manila and several areas are under a modified enhanced community quarantine, the […]
Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao affected by ITCZ, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is also affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Because of the easterlies, PAGASA said Cagayan Valley and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, […]
by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — People evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ida clogged roads headed north on Saturday from the US Gulf Coast, with the strengthening storm set to hit New Orleans 16 years to the day after devastating Hurricane Katrina. “Ida is turning into a very, very dangerous storm,” President Joe Biden said as it built to a Category 2 hurricane, packing 100 mile (160 kilometer) per hour sustained winds and […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — UK politicians on Friday slammed British diplomats for reportedly leaving Afghan staff’s contact details on the ground as they evacuated the Kabul embassy compound, now guarded by the Taliban. The discovery comes as the UK has acknowledged its hurried evacuation effort left hundreds of eligible Afghans behind. The Times in a front-page story by veteran war correspondent Anthony Loyd reported that he found unshredded documents revealing contact details of […]
