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Rainfall advisory hoisted over parts of N. Luzon due to northeast monsoon

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of the country due to the northeast monsoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasionally heavy rains are being experienced over Calanasan in Apayao;Gattaran, Gonzaga and Peñablanca in Cagayan; Adams in Ilocos Norte; and in Cabagan, Ilagan City, San Mariano and San Pablo in Isabela. Meanwhile, light to moderate rains are being felt in Conner, Flora, Kabugao, Luna, Pudtol […]

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Asian markets lifted by growing trade optimism

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Rising expectations that China and the United States will soon reach an interim trade deal provided fresh impetus to Asian markets on Wednesday, with Donald Trump saying the talks were “in the final throes”. However, observers said that while the broad consensus is that the two will tie up something soon, there is an underlying unease at the lack of detail that is brewing uncertainty. “We’re getting to the point […]

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Work on MRT-7 depot starts following courts’ grant of writs of possession in favor of DOTr

(Eagle News) — Work on the Metro Rail Transit-7 depot formally started on Tuesday, Nov. 26, after nearly two years of court hearings and appeals to obtain a site, the Department of Transportation said. In a statement, the DOTr said this was after the writs of possession issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 92 and 98 in favor of the agency and its concessionaire, SMC Mass Rail Transit 7, Inc. (SMRT7), were […]

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Sotto on SEA Games issue: Stop the bickering

(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Wednesday, Nov. 27, called on all parties to “stop bickering about petty things” following the logistical problems that hounded the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games. “We are too hospitable!” Sotto lamented, as he recalled his participation in the 1978 Asian Games and in the 1977, 1978 and 1981 SEA Games as a player of bowling or coach. He also participated in the World Cup  in […]

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Lacson supports proposal for country’s President, VP to be voted in tandem

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, Nov. 27, expressed support for a proposal to have both the President and Vice President of the country voted in tandem. Lacson made the statement in an interview over ANC, after President Rodrigo Duterte fired Vice President Leni Robredo as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal Drugs. The Palace had said Duterte made the move following taunts from Robredo herself and members of her party, the […]

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Cancelled flights on Wednesday, Nov. 27

(Eagle News) — Several flights on Wednesday, Nov. 27, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: (5J) Cebu Pacific 5J 504 – Manila-Tuguegarao 5J 505 – Tuguegarao-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has said a tropical storm was slated to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility between Saturday and Sunday. Once it enters PAR, PAGASA said it would be called “Tisoy.”

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Palace: Duterte wants probe of logistical problems that hounded PHL’s SEA Games hosting

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants a probe into the logistical problems that hounded the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the probe would cover the organizers of the SEA Games, including Philippine  Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee head Alan Peter Cayetano, who was Duterte’s running mate in the 2016 elections. He said the P50-million cauldron would also be probed. A parallel investigation by Congress could also be […]

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3.9-magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental

(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 137 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 9:38 a.m. Depth of focus was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.  

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Tropical storm expected to enter PAR between Saturday and Sunday

(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Kammuri” is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility between Saturday, Nov. 30, and Sunday, Dec. 1. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said once it enters PAR, it will be named “Tisoy.” “Kammuri” was last spotted 2,165 km east of Visayas, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 75 kph near the center, and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is moving westward at 40 […]

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Freed UK hostage and wife say they were chained, threatened by Abu Sayyaf while in captivity

  ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — A British man and his wife rescued this week from Islamist captors in the Philippines’ south say they were chained and threatened with beheading if they didn’t deliver a ransom. The couple, shaken but unharmed, told their nearly two-month ordeal to reporters after escaping during a firefight Monday between Philippine troops and the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group. The husband, named by British authorities as Alan Hyrons, painted a “very […]

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Pres. Duterte back in Manila after successful trip in S. Korea, invites Pres. Moon to visit PHL

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is back in the country after successful two-day trip in South Korea where he participated in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Republic of Korea (ASEAN-ROK) Commemorative Summit. Duterte’s plane arrived in Manila at 6:17 p.m. Tuesday night, returning to the country after taking part in meetings at the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit, and bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. https://youtu.be/0csRzrWaVIA President Duterte has invited the South Korean […]

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Dead deer found in Thailand with 7kg of plastic in stomach

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of plastic bags and other trash in Thailand, an official said Tuesday, raising the alarm on waste littering the country’s waters and forests. The Southeast Asian country is one of the world’s largest consumers of plastic, with Thais using up to 3,000 single-use plastic bags each per year, whether for wrapping street food, takeaway coffee or packing groceries. […]

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