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Says OFWs in Israel banking on PHL gov’t’s contingency plan, evacuation if situation worsens (Eagle News) — A Filipino health worker in Israel talks about how they are affected by ongoing tensions in that area as rockets continued to rain down in the region. Marlyn Sanchez said that they could not sleep at night and are continually on the alert for sirens that would signal that they have to run to shelters underneath their […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao as “Crising” intensified into a tropical storm and moved towards the Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur area. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under the tropical cyclone wind signal are the following: The southern portion of Surigao del Sur (Lingig, City of Bislig) the southeastern portion of Agusan del Sur (Trento, Santa Josefa) the northern portion of Davao Oriental (Boston, […]
ATC also gives 10 alleged members of local terrorist groups the designation (Eagle News) — The Anti-Terrorism Council has designated 19 ranking members of the Communist Party of the Philippines as terrorists. A list of those covered by the designation and released by the government on Thursday, May 13, included CPP founder Jose Maria Sison, Vicente Ladlad, Jorge Madlos, Adelberto Silva, Rey Casambre, Rafael Baylosis, and Wilma and Benito Tiamzon. The government said the designation […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered on Thursday, May 13, the filing of another diplomatic protest against China. The Secretary gave the order following reports of the presence of at least 287 Chinese maritime militia vessels “scattered” over various maritime features covered by Palawan’s Kalayaan municipality and other parts of the country’s exclusive economic zone. Earlier, the Philippines vowed to file a diplomatic protest for every day Chinese ships were in […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Friday. Across the globe, more than 400 large cities with a total population of 1.5 billion are at “high” or “extreme” risk due to some mixture of life-shortening pollution, dwindling water supplies, deadly heat waves, natural disasters and climate […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-three earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 19 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes and 24 volcanic tremors that lasted for two to twelve minutes. They also included a low-level background tremor that began on April 8. “Meanwhile, an upwelling occurred on the main crater this morning that had a poor evaporation, with […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines expressed “serious concern” over the recent escalation of violence in parts of Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. “The Philippines urges all parties to exercise restraint and seek dialogue to de-escalate tensions and avoid further actions that could affect future Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a short statement. The Philippines issued the statement after Israel accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of firing more than 1,000 rockets, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 recoveries among police personnel breached the 20,000 mark on Thursday, May 13. According to the Philippine National Police, the 20,051 new recovery total was after 135 additional recoveries were reported. Over 100, or 120, additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 21532. Of these, 1421 were active. COVID-19 fatalities among PNP personnel are now at 60, with no additional death reported. The police are among the country’s frontliners […]
(Eagle News) –Authorities seized P4 million worth of unauthorized COVID-19 test kits in Parañaque City on Tuesday, May 13. The Philippine National Police said also arrested in the entrapment operation were Ace Dimapilis, Charisse Purino, and Aldin Bacaran, after they sold 250 boxes of the WONDFO Rapid Test Kit, each box containing 20 WONDFO rapid test kits all worth P1.2 million to a police poseur-buyer online. The PNP said the suspects subsequently failed to present […]
Wants extension of free ride program service for health workers, APORs in Cavite (Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade vowed to push through with the partial operability of the Light Rail Transit-1 Cavite Extension before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends. Tugade made the vow as he also promised to extend the DOTr Free Ride Service Program for Health Workers, Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs), and other essential workers in Cavite in a speech during […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel’s army on Thursday said it had received a rocket warning in the north of the country, the first time the alert has been given there since hostilities soared between Israel and Palestinians earlier this week. The approximately 1,500 rockets fired from Gaza by Hamas militants since Monday had so far set off warnings in southern and central Israel, but not in the north, the army said. However in the small […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, May 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake hit at 2:20 a.m. It had its epicenter 391 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 58 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
