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(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Camarines Sur on Friday, July 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:23 a.m. It had its epicenter 26 kilometers northeast of Garchitorena. The depth of focus was nine kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities Intensity III – Pili, Camarines Sur Intensity I – Sipocot, Camarines Sur; Daet, Camarines Norte No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — About 1,000 people were evacuated in western Canada, authorities said Thursday, as fires raged amid an unprecedented heatwave, charring most of at least one town. The province of British Columbia has recorded 62 new fires in the past 24 hours, premier John Horgan told a press conference. “I cannot stress enough how extreme the fire risk is at this time in almost every part of British Columbia,” Horgan said. The town […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, in particular, are expected over Caraga and Davao Region. PAGASA said these were due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the Philippines, on the […]
Project to benefit at least 80,000 passengers daily (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated the P9.5-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 East Extension Project in Antipolo City that will reduce travel time of passengers coming from Rizal going to the so-called “University district” in Manila from three hours to just 40 to 30 minutes. Duterte hailed the project that will benefit mostly students who are studying in the various universities near and […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, July 2: MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines before proceeding to the airport. It said flight schedules may be subject to changes at any given time. The Philippines extended its travel ban on India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates to July 15. The Department of Health has said border […]
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations on Thursday recognized a new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent, confirming a reading of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.9 degrees Fahrenheit) made last year. The record heat was reached at Argentina’s Esperanza research station on the Antarctic Peninsula on February 6, 2020, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said. “Verification of this maximum temperature record is important because it helps us to build up a […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The Delta variant of coronavirus is driving the pandemic forward in Africa at record speeds, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. Infection numbers have increased in Africa for six weeks running, rising by a quarter week-on-week to almost 202,000 in the week that ended Sunday, it said. The continent’s weekly record currently stands at 224,000 new cases. Deaths rose by 15 percent across 38 African countries to nearly […]
by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barrier-breaking woman aviator Wally Funk, 82, will join Jeff Bezos this month on the first crewed spaceflight for the billionaire’s company Blue Origin, the firm announced Thursday. The trip is 60 years overdue for Funk, who was one of the Mercury 13 — the first women trained to fly to space from 1960-1961, but excluded because of their gender. On July 20, she will become the oldest […]
Two more phreatomagmatic eruptions occur Thursday evening after initial eruption at 3:16 p.m. (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warns of “succeeding eruptions” in Taal Volcano as it noted that there is already magmatic intrusion in the volcano that caused the “phreatomagmatic eruption” on Thursday afternoon, July 1, in its main crater. PHIVOLCS strongly pushed for the “complete evacuation” of residents in the Taal Volcano Island and high-risk barangays […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,418,337 after the Department of Health reported 5,795 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 51567 were active. Of these, 91 percent were mild cases, 3.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.1 percent severe, and 1.56 percent were moderate. Recoveries climbed to 1341973 including the additional 2859 cases. The death toll is now at 24797, including the additional 135 deaths. The Philippines’ […]
(Eagle News) — Taal volcano is now under alert level 3 after a “short-lived dark phreatomagmatic plume” rose one kilometer high on Thursday, July 1. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, there was no accompanying volcanic earthquake to the plume, which signifies “magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions.” PHIVOLCS recommended the evacuation of residents from Taal Volcano Island and from barangays Agoncillo and Laurel in Batangas […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia will impose “emergency” coronavirus restrictions this week to battle an alarming surge in infections, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, as the country scrambles to avoid a collapse of its overwhelmed healthcare system. Widodo said the new restrictions, starting Friday, would last more than two weeks in the capital Jakarta and across hard-hit Java, as well as on the holiday island Bali, after infections surged to record levels. New daily […]
