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PAGASA: Eastern portions of S. Luzon, Visayas affected by shear line

Northeast monsoon also affecting rest of Luzon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. PAGASA said, as a result, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Quezon, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate […]

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LTFRB: 76 percent of PUJs, UV Express units have consolidated for PUV modernization program

(Eagle News)–More than 70 percent of public utility jeepneys and UV Express units have consolidated for the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said. According to the LTFRB, the 76 percent translates to 145,721 units. “For UV Express, nasa 82 percent na po yung consolidation rate, and for the PUJ, that’s 73.96 percent,” LTFRB Board Member Riza Paches said in an interview. The LTFRB official said the increase […]

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Following Panay blackout, ERC ordered to complete NGCP rate reset review

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the Energy Regulatory Commission to immediately complete the rate reset review for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) following the Panay Island-wide blackout reported on January 2. In a video message, the President said he also ordered the ERC to “ensure NGCP’s compliance with its statutory and regulatory obligations, and to defend in no uncertain terms against any attempt to defer, delay, or prevent the implementation […]

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ULAP supports creation of separate department focusing on water resource management

(Eagle News)–The umbrella organization covering all leagues of local government units expressed support for the creation of a separate department that will focus on water resource management. Dakila Cua, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines national president, made the statement as he noted the need to improve the country’s water management policies to address the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Cua said the water management system should […]

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Shear line affecting eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas

Rest of Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said Bicol Region, Davao Region, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to […]

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Madrid wants masks worn in hospitals as viruses surge

MADRID, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) – The Spanish government on Friday called for the wearing of masks to be obligatory in medical facilities as cases of flu and Covid-19 surge with the onset of winter. With the increase in respiratory infections, “we are calling” for the return of obligatory mask-wearing in hospitals and health centres, Health Minister Monica Garcia said on X, formerly Twitter. The minister said she would bring up the subject on Monday […]

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Russia offers to relocate border city residents after shelling

By Victoria LUKOVENKO KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) – Russian officials in the southern border city of Belgorod offered to evacuate worried residents on Friday, an unprecedented announcement that follows waves of fatal Ukrainian attacks. The Kremlin has tried to maintain a semblance of normalcy on the home front, but the recent strikes on Belgorod have brought the Ukraine conflict closer to home for Russians. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov’s assurance that scared civilians can relocate […]

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Winter storm threatens travel chaos on US east coast

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) – Forecasters warned on Friday that a deluge of snow and wintery conditions could bring travel chaos to the US northeast this weekend, with some 25 million people subject to a storm warning. Several cities in the eastern United States including New York, the most-populous city in the country, have gone record periods without winter snowfall. But the National Weather Service (NWS) said in a winter storm warning that […]

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‘Starsky & Hutch’ star David Soul dies aged 80

LONDON, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) – US-born actor and singer David Soul, a beloved 1970s icon for his role as Detective Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the classic TV series “Starsky & Hutch”, has died aged 80, his family announced Friday. UK-based Soul, whose decades-spanning career included work as a director, producer and singer-songwriter, died Thursday “after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family”, his British wife Helen Snell said. “He shared […]

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India navy rescues Arabian Sea crew after hijack attempt

By Bhuvan BAGGA NEW DELHI, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) – India’s navy said Friday it had rescued 21 crew members from a vessel in the Arabian Sea after a hijacking distress call, the latest attack on commercial shipping in the region. Last month the force deployed several warships into the sea to “maintain a deterrent presence” after a string of recent shipping attacks, including a drone strike near India’s coast which the United States has […]

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Global maritime trade sails into geopolitical storm

By Antoine GUY, with Emeline Burckel in London PARIS, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) – International maritime trade has hit stormy waters as attacks by Yemen’s Huthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea has reduced the availability of ships, causing freight rates to surge. Most large international shipping companies have decided to reroute trading to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal through which 12 percent of world trade usually passes. The Huthis say the […]

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