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by Issam AHMED A damning new UN report published Sunday said the world is falling badly behind in the race to avert climate disaster because of runaway warming, with the five-year period ending 2019 set to be the hottest ever. It comes ahead of a major UN climate summit Monday that will be attended by more than 60 world leaders, as Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pushes for countries to increase their greenhouse gas reduction targets. The […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon today, Sept. 23. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Luzon, PAGASA said, will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters, while Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Vince Carter is set to make NBA history this season after signing with the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, the 42-year-old swingman set for his record 22nd league campaign. Carter will become the first NBA player to compete in 22 seasons when he takes the court for the first time for the Hawks and his first appearance in a game in 2020 will make him the first player to compete […]
by Shaun TANDON HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday declared themselves united in a relentless fight against “terrorism,” vowing a close, personal alliance in front of tens of thousands of Indian-Americans. The two leaders, like-minded nationalists fond of fiery rallies and skeptical of traditional media, heaped praise on each other in an unusual joint appearance inside a football stadium in Houston. To the bhangra […]
(Eagle News)–Releasing “truly reformed” convicts of heinous crimes should not be considered an injustice against their victims. Senator Leila de Lima had this to say on Sunday, Sept. 22, as she expressed hope the new implementing rules and regulations of the Good Conduct Time Allowance law were merely “meant to be a temporary solution to prevent irreversible damage caused by the ‘GCTA-for-sale’ fiasco that hounded this administration.” She said the GCTA law, which reduces the […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Sunday, Sept. 22, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: Cebu Pacific (5J) 5J 922- Manila to Fukuoka 5J 923- Fukuoka to Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Services Administration said the southwest monsoon will bring rains in parts of the country as it affects Northern and Central Luzon. PAGASA said Zambales, Bataan, Palawan and Mindoro provinces will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Metro Manila […]
(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 Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay within 1 to 2 hours. The same conditions are being experienced in Davao de Oro, particularly in Maco, Mawab, New Bataan and Nabunturan; in Davao del Norte, in Panabo, Carmen and Tagum; in Zamboanga del Norte, […]
(Eagle News)–Martial law “necessarily arises only upon constitutional dictates,” and is precisely the “very tool to save the exercise of democracy,” the Palace said on Sunday, Sept. 22. In a statement a day after the 47th anniversary of the proclamation of martial law under then-President Ferdinand Marcos, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that in that case, martial law “instilled discipline among the citizenry at its inception, as well as reaping success in dismantling the then spreading […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Koko Pimentel has urged Congress to revisit the proposal to grant emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte to address what he said was the worsening traffic in Metro Manila. Pimentel, however, stopped short of saying the powers should be granted to the President, who had requested for the same upon assumption of office. This even as he acknowledged that those emergency powers may allow the government to immediately enter into projects that can […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Labor and Employment has so far not received reports of Filipinos affected by the attacks on oil fields in Saudi Arabia. This is according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, who gave an interview over radio dzbb on Sunday, Sept. 22. “Wala pang nakarating sa amin na report galing sa tatlong labor attaché namin—isa doon sa Jeddah, isa sa Riyadh at isa sa Dammam,” he said. The Department of Foreign Affairs, […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon will bring rains in parts of the country as it affects Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Services Administration said Zambales, Bataan, Palawan and Mindoro provinces will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Sunday, Sept. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 37 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso at 6:26 a.m. Depth of focus was 38 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
