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(Eagle News) – Outgoing National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Police Major Gen. Guillermo Eleazar expressed his gratitude for the trust given to him for his inclusion in President Rodrigo Duterte’s shortlist for the next Philippine National Police (PNP) chief. In this report by Eagle News Service reporter, Gerald Rañez, Guillermo also said he has mixed emotions in being designated as the new head of the PNP Directorial Staff. It was only last Thursday, […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Maguindanao and North Cotabato within one to two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Zamboanga del Sur; in Labason, Salug, Godod, Gutalac in Zamboanga del Norte; Bukidnon; Lanao del Sur; Lanao del Norte; Misamis Occidental; Davao City; Davao del Norte; Davao […]
by Shingo ITO / Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Powerful Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday, killing at least two people and prompting authorities to issue their highest level of disaster warning over “unprecedented” downpours that caused flooding and landslides. Around 7.3 million people were placed under non-compulsory evacuation orders and more than 30 people were injured, four seriously. Even before making landfall, Hagibis caused enormous disruption, forcing the cancellation […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Saturday, Oct. 12, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The JMA said the quake hit Chiba-ken Nanto-oki at 6:22 p.m. (JST). Depth of focus was 80 kilometers. The following seismic intensities were recorded: JMA Seismic Intensity Region Name 4 Chiba-ken Nambu 3 Chiba-ken Hokutobu Chiba-ken Hokuseibu Tokyo-to Nijusan-ku Miyakejima Kanagawa-ken Tobu Kanagawa-ken Seibu Shizuoka-ken Izu There is no threat of a tsunami, JMA said.
(Eagle News) — In this video by Eagle News Service correspondent Ruby Partosa in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan, typhoon Hagibis’ rains can be seen pounding the city. Hagibis packs maximum gusts of 216 kilometers per hour (134 miles per hour), according to Japan Meteorological Agency. The Tamagawa River in Kanagawa Prefecture also started to overflow, and people have started to evacuate in a nearby high school building. (Editor’s note: Please refresh page […]
(Eagle News)–The Aguinaldo-Daang Hari intersection in Imus City, Cavite is officially open. Public Works Secretary Mark Villar led the opening of the P264-million project which the Department of Public Works and Highways touted as a solution to the congestion in the Aguinaldo Highway – Daanghari Road and nearby Anabu roads leading to the Cavite-Laguna Expressway. The DPWH said the project will improve the living standards of the people near the area as it fast-tracks the […]
(Eagle News)–Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has ordered a probe into the shooting of broadcaster and public information officer Pat Lucero Pacquiao in Davao del Norte. In a statement, Andanar also condemned the ambush, and wished for the swift recovery of Pacquiao who was shot in the shoulder when attacked in front of his house on Oct. 11. “(The Philippine Communications Operations Office) condemns any act that threatens the well-being of media practitioners simply for doing […]
by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) — Wind-driven wildfires forced the evacuation of about 100,000 people in southern California Friday and destroyed dozens of structures and homes as authorities warned it could take days to extinguish the flames. By Friday evening, the strongest blaze, dubbed the Saddleridge Fire, had consumed 7,542 acres (3,052 hectares) in areas of the San Fernando Valley, about 20 miles (32 kilometres) north of downtown Los Angeles, fire […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The stunning view from the highest observatory at New York’s Empire State Building just got even better. On Saturday, the viewing platform on the 102nd floor, known as the “top deck,” reopens with a new 360-degree perspective on the Big Apple following ten months of renovations. The work is the third in a four-step project, which started four and half years ago, to improve the experience at arguably the […]
(Eagle News)–The improvements in the country’s mass transport system will be felt by commuters “gradually” as the government addresses the “20-year infrastructure backlog.” This is according to the Department of Transportation, which issued a statement after leftist group Bayan said the country was experiencing a “mass transit crisis.” According to the DOTr, it was, under the present administration, “employing a catch-up plan to expedite the construction and operationalization of various transport infrastructure projects in the […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — FIFA are organizing an event to raise funds and awareness to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, their president Gianni Infantino told AFP on Friday. Infantino said the idea was in response to Thursday’s announcement that governments, philanthropists and private firms had pledged just over $14 billion for a plan to save 16 million lives. The money was promised at a replenishment meeting in Lyon, France, of the Global Fund to Fight […]
