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(Eagle News)–Several flights on Wednesday, Dec. 4, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: Flight Advisory No. 1 December 4, 2019 as of 0000H Cancelled flights due to bad weather: Philippine Airlines International PR 127 New York JFK – Manila PR 522 Phnom Penh – Manila PR 300 Manila – Hong Kong PR 212 Sydney – Manila PR 466/467 Manila – Seoul Incheon – Manila PR 423 Tokyo Haneda – Manila PR […]
(Eagle News) — Kammuri, with its local name Tisoy, weakened into a severe tropical storm, according to the country’s weather bureau PAGASA which decided to lower most of the tropical cyclone wind signals in the country. In a bulletin issued at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, PAGASA said that Tisoy could also exit tonight or tomorrow morning, and will continue to weaken. “Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are now lifted for northwestern Antique, southern Nueva […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s Navy chief said Tuesday that an unauthorized Chinese vessel had entered its waters in the strategic Indian Ocean Region in September, with media reports suggesting New Delhi deployed a warship to repel the vessel. India is wary of Chinese clout in the Indian Ocean Region — one of the busiest maritime routes in the world — which it considers to be in its sphere of influence. The Chinese research […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, December 3, vowed to take to court the people behind the government’s contracts with water concessionaires that he said were disadvantageous to the people. The President in particular took issue with a provision in the agreements signed between the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, a government corporation, and Manila Water and Maynilad that said the government should pay the two companies for losses they incur should the state interfere […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, Dec. 4, were cancelled in some areas due to “Tisoy.” Below is a list: Angono, Rizal – pre-school to high school Batangas province- all levels Binangonan, Rizal – pre-school to High School Cainta, Rizal – all levels Caloocan City – all levels Cavite province-all levels Makati City – preschool to senior high school Marikina City – all levels Occidental Mindoro – all levels Quezon City – all levels Quezon Province – […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US appeals court ruled on Monday that the government could not resume its use of capital punishment, in a setback for President Donald Trump’s advocacy of the death penalty. Attorney General Bill Barr announced in July that the Federal Bureau of Prisons would adopt a new lethal injection protocol, clearing the way to carry out death sentences, with five executions set to start December 9 at the federal […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Tisoy” has maintained its strength as it moved westward over Mindoro Strait. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 7 p.m., the center of Typhoon “Tisoy” was estimated 145 km north of Coron, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. It is moving at 25 kph. PAGASA said Signal No. 3 is hoisted over Northern Occidental […]
by Ron LOPEZ Agence France Presse Typhoon Kammuri killed at least two people in the Philippines on Tuesday as it tore roofs of houses and forced the international airport in Manila to shut down. The storm roared ashore late Monday and passed south of Manila — home to 13 million people — and thousands of athletes at the regional Southeast Asian Games. As the typhoon was exiting the Philippines it hit one last major landmass, […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities are targeting a resumption of commercial flight operations in the Legazpi airport tomorrow, Dec. 4. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines director general Jim Sydiongco made the announcement, as he noted that the airport runway had been declared operational. He said that while the passenger terminal building was damaged, it was undergoing immediate and urgent basic repair. “We are coordinating with the operators/airlines for their basic requirements for the resumption of […]
(Eagle News) — A heavy rainfall warning has been hoisted over parts of Palawan and Occidental Mindoro. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said an orange rainfall warning is hoisted over the Calamian Group of Islands in Palawan, which means flooding is threatening in low-lying areas and landslides are possible in mountainous areas. A yellow rainfall warning, on the other hand, is up over Occidental Mindoro, where flooding is possible in low-lying areas and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — India’s Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon’s surface in September, has been found thanks in part to the sleuthing efforts of an amateur space enthusiast. NASA made the announcement on Monday, releasing an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that showed the site of the spacecraft’s impact (September 7 in India and September 6 in the US). A version of the […]
(Eagle News) — In this series of videos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Jomike Solasco starting 10 a.m. of Tuesday, Dec. 3, until 10:25 a.m. of that same day, the strength of Typhoon Kammuri’s (TisoyPH) winds and rains can be seen intensifying as it nears landfall in Oriental Mindoro. This video was taken in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro. Typhoon Kammuri with its local name, Tisoy, made landfall over Naujan, Oriental Mindoro at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, […]
