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(Eagle News)–The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has a new administrator. President Bongbong Marcos swore in businessman Eduardo Aliño to the post on Friday, Jan. 12, replacing Jonathan Tan, who took his oath as undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Aliño is the chair of the Subic Bay Yacht Club. He is also the president and chair of the S.T.A.R. Group of Companies, and of Subic Bay Freeport Grain Terminal Services Inc. […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Saturday, Jan. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:04 a.m. The epicenter was 85 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan. The depth of focus was three kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Luzon, rest of Visayas affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the Luzon and the rest of Visayas. PAGASA said, as a result, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Surigao del Norte, and Dinagat Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at […]
BRUSSELS, Jan 12, 2024 (AFP) – EU countries will next week discuss a plan to set up a naval mission to help protect Red Sea shipping following attacks from Yemen’s Huthi rebels, diplomats said Friday. The proposal — in the pipeline in Brussels for several weeks — was mooted before US and British forces struck rebel-held Yemen. Any EU effort would seek to complement a US-led coalition, which includes numerous countries from the bloc, already […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Aurora, Quezon, and Bicol Region, in particular, will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon and the rest of Visayas. Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
LONDON, Jan 12, 2024 (AFP) – Oil prices surged four percent on Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels following their attacks on ships in the Red Sea, fuelling worries about a wider conflict in the crude-rich region. Tokyo and European stock markets ended the week with strong gains as traders brushed off data showing US inflation rose more than expected in December. Wall Street had ended flat on Thursday, […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Friday, Jan. 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:47 p.m. Its epicenter was 114 kilometers northeast of Lingig. The depth of focus was 14 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Benjamin Diokno is set to return as a member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. President Bongbong Marcos himself made the announcement on Friday, Jan. 12, after introducing former Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto as the new Finance Secretary, the post held by Diokno prior to the former’s appointment. Once appointed, Diokno will replace Peter Favilla in the BSP Monetary Board, whose term ended on July 2 last year. […]
MANILA (AFP) – The mother of a Filipino drug trafficker on death row in Indonesia begged the country’s president to free her daughter on Wednesday. The plea came a day after the Philippines made a fresh appeal for clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, who was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and later sentenced to death. The mother-of-two won a last-minute reprieve from the firing […]
By AFP correspondents in Yemen with Danny Kemp in Washington SANAA, Jan 12, 2024 (AFP) – Heavy US and British air strikes pounded targets in rebel-held Yemen early on Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by Iran-backed Huthi forces acting in solidarity with Hamas. The Huthis have carried out a growing number of attacks on what they deem to be Israel-linked shipping in the key international trade route since the eruption […]
DUBAI, Jan 11, 2024 (AFP) – Iran’s navy seized a ship off Oman to retaliate for the “theft” of its oil from the same tanker last year by the United States, state media said Thursday. The United States condemned what it called an “unlawful seizure” and demanded Iran “immediately release the ship and its crew”. The announcement came hours after a British navy maritime security agency said armed men boarded the Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged St […]
(Eagle News)–House deputy speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto is slated to replace Benjamin Diokno as Finance Secretary, the congressman’s wife, former lawmaker Vilma Santos-Recto, confirmed on Thursday, Jan. 11. She said he is slated to take his oath in Malacañang on Friday, Jan. 12. “He was given the trust because he is such a good economist,” she said. Several of Recto’s fellow lawmakers welcomed the development even prior to the official appointment. Albay Rep. […]
