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(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ambo” has made landfall over Eastern Samar. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of the typhoon made landfall over San Policarpo at 12:15 p.m. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said violent winds and heavy to torrential rains of the eyewall region will begin affecting Northern Samar and the northern portions of Samar and Eastern Samar within 12 hours, as “Ambo” packs maximum sustained winds of up […]
(Eagle News) — “Ambo” has maintained its strength as it approaches the Eastern and Northern Samar area on Thursday, May 14. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of Typhoon “Ambo” was located 140 km east southeast of Catarman, Northern Samar as of 10 a.m., and is expected to make landfall over Northern Samar or the northern portion of Eastern Samar between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. before heading towards Sorsogon […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology has asked local government units and homeowners’ associations to ease permitting requirements in order to accelerate the rollout of cells sites and other ICT infrastructure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The department also appealed for checkpoint officials and those enforcing the quarantine to ensure the “unhampered movement of ICT personnel and equipment of telecommunications companies, internet service providers, cable television providers, including those who perform indirect […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Filipino prospect Kai Sotto has decided to bypass US college basketball and sign with a development G-League team for next season. The 2.18 meter (7-foot-2) center has signed with a new G-League team that is unaffiliated with any NBA franchise. The new club does not have a name yet. Sotto joins other high school recruits Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix on the new team. Sotto is trying […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s government said Thursday it wants to lift a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus in most of the country, though not yet the capital Tokyo and other urban centers. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier this month extended a nationwide state of emergency until the end of May. But with infections sharply down, his government is now hoping to lift the measure early in up to 39 of the country’s […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia celebrated a rare bit of good news on Wednesday as a 100-year-old woman left a Moscow hospital after fully recovering from the coronavirus. In the country’s first reported case of a survivor that old, the woman, Pelageya Poyarkova, was discharged on her 100th birthday, the Moscow clinic treating her said. Russian television showed the elderly woman wearing a face mask and clutching a bouquet of red roses as she exited […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, May 14, said he has accepted the apology of National Capital Region Police Office chief Debold Sinas, who has been accused of violating quarantine protocols during his birthday celebration. In an interview over Unang Hirit, Año said, however, that this did not mean that Sinas would no longer be held accountable, should results of the investigation show he had erred. “Yes, tinatanggap ko ang kaniyang apology, […]
Metro Manila under Signal No. 1 (Eagle News)–Signal No. 3 has been raised over Sorsogon and other areas as Typhoon “Ambo” further intensified on Thursday, May 13, and threatens the Eastern Samar-Northern Samar area. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Sorsogon; the eastern section of Albay or Legazpi City, Manito, Daraga, Camalig, Jovellar, Santo Domingo, Bacacay, Rapu-Rapu; Ticao Island; Northern Samar; the northern portion of Eastern Samar or Jipapad, Arteche, […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental early Thursday, May 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:15 a.m., had its epicenter 328 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Thursday, May 14: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, AirAsia, Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines cancelled their flights up to May 15 in view of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in some areas, including in Metro Manila. Cebu Pacific later announced its flights from May 16 to 31 would remain cancelled, […]
Signal No. 3 hoisted over N. Samar, other areas (Eagle News)–Signal No. 3 has been hoisted over parts of the country as “Ambo,” now a typhoon, further intensifies and moved closer to Northern Samar on Thursday, May 14. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Northern Samar; the northern portion of Eastern Samar particularly Jipapad, Arteche, Maslog, Dolores, Oras, San Policarpio, Can-avid, Taft; and the northern portion of Samar, or Calbayog City, Sta. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA commissioner Adam Silver will study coronavirus outbreak and testing developments for another two to four weeks before the league decides about a return to competition, according to multiple reports. The timetable, shared in a conference call between Silver and club owners, was the first indication about when the league might return from the coronavirus shutdown that began March 12, The Athletic and ESPN reported. “Health is number 1. […]
