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(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay has urged financial agencies and offices to impose a six-month to one-year loan payment moratorium for those affected by the volcanic activity of Taal volcano. Covered by Binay’s appeal were the Social Security Service, Pag-Ibig and the Government Service Insurance System. She also urged local government units to refrain from seeking penalties from those affected who failed to pay real property taxes and from businesses who can’t renew their business permits […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 19. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon affecting northern and central Luzon. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains on the other hand. CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 4 remains hoisted over Taal, as the Taal Volcano Network recorded over 700 volcanic earthquakes in the volcano for the past 24 hours. In its 8 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 787 volcanic earthquakes included 15 low-frequency earthquakes. According to PHIVOLCS, the Philippine Seismic Network, on the other hand, recorded 691 volcanic earthquakes since 1:00 PM, January 12. Over 100, or 175 of these, registered […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Sunday, Jan. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:56 a.m., had its epicenter 5 kilometers southwest of Laurel. It had a depth of focus of 1 kilometer. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Tagaytay. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) – “Weak emissions of steam-laden plumes have been observed since Saturday morning, as ’weak ash explosions” were seen in Taal Volcano, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Since 8 a.m. this morning, Taal Volcano’s activity has been generally characterized by these weak steam-laden plumes 500 to 800 meters high from the Main Crater that drifted to the general southwest, noted PHIVOLCS 5 p.m. bulletin. It said that only […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, Jan. 18, denied she had a hand in the case filed by Edgard Matobato, through his lawyer Jude Sabio, against President Rodrigo Duterte. Matobato has claimed he was a member of the Davao Death Squad formed to kill in the city when Duterte was mayor. “Jude Sabio says I was behind the case filed by Edgar Matobato with the Ombudsman against Duterte. ‘Behind’ is such a loaded term. […]
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) — Tropical Cyclone Tino strengthened to a Category Three storm Saturday as it closed in on Tonga after battering Fiji where two people were missing and more than 3,000 fled to emergency shelters. The Fiji Meteorological Service said the wind gusts from Tino had increased to 180 kilometers per hour (110 mph) and would likely have its biggest impact in the northern areas of Tonga when it hits overnight. The Pacific kingdom […]
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) — China and Myanmar are set to ink mammoth infrastructure deals following a meeting on Saturday between President Xi Jinping and fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who pledged to stand with Beijing “till the end of the world”. The Chinese leader’s two-day state visit to Myanmar’s purpose-built capital comes as Western investors cast a wide berth around the country due to the Rohingya crisis. A 2017 military crackdown on the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Disney will rename 20th Century Fox to distance its legendary film studio from the assets of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, US media reported Friday. The entertainment conglomerate last year acquired most of the assets of 21st Century Fox group, including the film house, while former owner Murdoch and his shareholders kept several TV channels, including Fox News. Variety magazine reported that the entertainment giant decided to rename its subsidiary […]
PIARACU, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s pledge to open up the Amazon to mining companies was tantamount to “genocide”, indigenous leaders said Friday at a meeting to oppose the government’s environmental policies. Hundreds of elders gathered this week at Pairacu, deep in the rain forest, to form a united front against Bolsonaro’s environmental policies, which have seen deforestation in the jungle nearly double since the Brazilian leader came to power a year ago. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US threats to put tariffs on European autos did not come up during talks this week with American trade officials in Washington, EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said Thursday. Hogan’s remarks came hours after Germany’s defense minister confirmed a media report that Washington had threatened 25 percent duties on autos, demanding that three EU nations increase pressure on Iran. “It was not mentioned, it was hardly mentioned,” Hogan told reporters […]
by Dmytro GORSHKOV Agence France-Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine’s prime minister offered his resignation on Friday after audio was leaked of him reportedly criticizing President Volodomyr Zelensky’s understanding of the economy. “To remove any doubts about our respect for and trust in the president, I have written a resignation letter and handed it over to the president,” Oleksiy Goncharuk wrote on his official Facebook page. He said the audio “artificially created an impression that […]
