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PNP: P24.7 million worth of marijuana destroyed in Kalinga

(Eagle News) — Authorities destroyed P24.7 million worth of marijuana in Kalinga, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, its personnel uprooted more or less 123,500 fully grown marijuana plants over the three-day operation in Barangay Loccong, Tinglayan. The operations were headed by joint elements of the Special Operations Unit of the Cordillera Autonomous Region, PNP Drug Enforcement Group, Tinglayan Municipal Police Station, Pasil MPS, Pinukpuk MPS, Balbalan MPS, Lubuagan MPS, Provincial Drug […]

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Those who will arrive in PHL from Malaysia, Thailand before July 25 will be allowed entry, Immigration bureau clarifies

(Eagle News) — Those who are already in transit and will be arriving in the Philippines before July 25 from Malaysia and Thailand will still be allowed entry into the country. The Bureau of Immigration made the clarification after the Palace added the two countries to its list of countries covered by a travel ban amid a surge in COVID-19 cases reportedly due to the Delta variant. Also included in the ban are Indonesia, India, […]

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“Fabian” exits PAR but rains to persist as typhoon continues to enhance southwest monsoon

(Eagle News) –All tropical cyclone wind signals are now lifted as Typhoon “Fabian” exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility. Scattered rains, however, will persist over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Metro Manila, most of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA, and portions of Western Visayas with “Fabian” still enhancing the southwest monsoon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, occasionally gusty conditions will also be experienced over Luzon and Visayas, especially in the […]

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6.6-magnitude quake hits Batangas

Quake followed by 5.1-magnitude aftershock, PHIVOLCS says (Eagle News) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas early Saturday, July 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology earlier reported the earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 It said the quake hit at 4:49 a.m. and  had its epicenter 16 kilometers southwest of Calatagan. It was felt in parts of the country, including in parts of Metro Manila. Intensity V was felt in the following areas: Calapan City […]

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Tennis star Osaka lights Tokyo Olympics cauldron as Games open

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron as the Tokyo Games opened on Friday after a year’s delay due to the pandemic and with the threat of coronavirus hanging over the competition. Osaka lifted the torch to the gleaming cauldron, which had unfurled at the top of a ramp representing Mount Fuji, in the highlight of a ceremony that was stripped back over virus fears. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito officially […]

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Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans

The Tokyo Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year’s pandemic delay and lingering coronavirus threats that will make them perhaps the most unusual Games in history. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made the announcement against the backdrop of thousands of vacant seats at Tokyo’s 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium, after Covid-19 forced organisers to ban spectators at all but a handful of venues. “I declare open the Games of Tokyo,” said […]

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PNP promotes 11 senior police officers

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Friday, July 23, promoted 11 senior police officers. In a statement, the PNP said now with a one-star rank were Police Brigadier General Ritchie Medardo A. Posadas, Police Brigadier General John G. Guyguyon and Police Brigadier General Rudolph B. Dimas. Also promoted were now Police Colonel Leovigilda B. Bedia,Police Colonel Charles L. Domallig, Police Colonel Damian D. Olsim, Police Colonel Jacinto R. Malinao, Jr , Police Colonel Berniel P. […]

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Increased testing needed to fight delta strain in Europe: WHO

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Increased free testing, contact tracing and other steps are needed to fight the Covid-19 Delta variant, now dominant in much of Europe, the World Health Organization and the EU’s disease agency warned Friday. WHO Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issued a joint appeal for “reinforced efforts” by European countries to check the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India. “WHO recommends […]

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A look at the curious “white houses” of Thorn in The Netherlands

https://youtu.be/3y-wOty9G10   By Marilou Francisco EBC Europe Bureau/ Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — If the United States has the White House, the Netherlands has these old historical white houses which can be found in the town of Thorn in the Dutch province of Limburg, to the south of the country. The town is dubbed as the “White Village” because of these centuries-old white brick houses in the historical center of the town. Although Thorn […]

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