BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — Fifteen people were killed on Sunday when a three-storey building under construction collapsed “like a house of cards” in the Mali capital Bamako, the government and local media reports said. Twenty-six people were rescued alive from the partially occupied building after it collapsed just before dawn. “Thanks to the determination of the emergency services, a young girl of around four years has just been pulled out of the rubble alive. “Another […]
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Lion Air says it will shoulder funeral expenses of 9 killed in Calamba plane crash
(Eagle News)–The owner of the medical evacuation plane that crashed in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 1, has promised to shoulder the funeral expenses of those who died. “For now, ang focus namin is two things. Number one, get our crew and passengers with their loved ones. Number two, those requiring medical attention as a result of this particular accident to have adequate medical attention,” Lester Ople, Lion Air lawyer, added in an interview over […]
Brazil’s Amazon basin fires keep surging
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though the government has banned burning, officials said Saturday. In the first 48 hours since the ban was issued, satellite data from the National Space Research Institute (INPE) showed 3,859 new outbreaks of fire, of which some 2,000 were concentrated in the Amazon region. From January to the end of August, 51.9 percent of Brazil’s recorded […]
Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers expected in parts of PHL today
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today as Tropical Depression “Liwayway” moves north-northwest direction. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region, Visayas, Northern Mindanao and Caraga in particular will experience this, with “Liwayway” estimated at 450 kilometers east of Daet, Camarines Norte or 325 east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes. “Liwayway” is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the […]
Texas shooting toll rises to seven
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The death toll in a chaotic mass shooting in Texas has risen to seven, the local police chief confirmed Sunday, adding that it might have been far worse had the shooter not been stopped before entering a crowded movie theater. On Sunday, police identified the shooter as a local man named Seth Aaron Ator, age 36. Police had said Saturday that five people died in the frantic […]
TD “Liwayway” slightly intensifies
May develop into tropical storm within 24 hours (Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Liwayway” has slightly intensified as it moved in a west-northwest direction. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Liwayway,” which is located 335 kilometers northeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar or 365 km east of Virac, Catanduanes, remains less likely to make landfall in the country but may develop into a tropical storm within 24 hours. PAGASA said the trough of “Liwayway” may […]
#WalangPasok: Class suspension(s) for Monday, Sept. 2
(Eagle News)–Classes on Monday, Sept. 2, were suspended in at least one area due to bad weather: Bacoor, Cavite – preschool to junior high school, public and private The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Tropical Depression “Liwayway” has slightly intensified as it moves in a west-northwest direction.
Death toll in plane crash in Calamba, Laguna rises to 9
Two injured (Eagle News)–Nine people were killed while two others were hurt after a plane crashed in a private resort in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 1. A police report said the identities of the cadavers recovered from the wreckage of the 11-seater plane that crashed in Agojo Private Resort inside Miramonte Subdivision around 3 p.m. have yet to be established. The report said, however, that based on the flight manifest, the King Air 350 […]
Villafuerte confirms withdrawal of national budget bill from House plenary
(Eagle News)–House Deputy Speaker for Finance Luis Raymund Villafuerte has confirmed he moved for the withdrawal of the 2020 General Appropriations Bill, saying the bill was “prematurely filed.” In justifying the withdrawal from the plenary of House Bill 4228 which was filed on Aug. 28 by the House committee on appropriations, Villafuerte noted that the presentation of the budget proposals of all government offices before the House panel “have yet to be completed at the time […]
Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over M. Manila, other areas
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and nearby areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, Bataan, Zambales, Laguna, Batangas, Tarlac, Cavite, Bulacan and Rizal will experience moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds within the next 2 hours. PAGASA said the same conditions are being experienced in Mulanay, San Narciso, San Andres in Quezon; in Mabalacat, Angeles, Porac, Bacolor, San Fernando, Santo […]
Plane crashes in private resort in Calamba, Laguna
At least two reported injured (Eagle News)–A private plane crashed in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 1. Two people were reportedly injured after the two-seater plane crashed at Agojo private resort in Purok 6, Miramonte Subdivision, Barangay Pansol around 3 p.m. The crash caused an explosion and a fire, a police report said. Authorities are still probing the incident.
Duterte back in PHL after five-day “successful, highly productive” China visit
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is back in the country after his five-day visit to China, which the Palace described as “successful and highly productive.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador said the close relationship Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping “have been able to foster through the years” has enabled the two leaders to have “frank exchanges on the respective positions of our two countries with regard to our territorial dispute..” Panelo said in this area, both leaders agreed […]
