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(Eagle News)–The low pressure area spotted east of Virac, Catanduanes has developed into a tropical depression. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the tropical depression is now named “Jenny.” PAGASA had said once the LPA develops into such, a Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #1 will be immediately raised over the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas. As of 10 a.m. , the LPA was located 675 kilometers east northeast of Guiuan, Eastern […]
by Aidan JONES / Yan ZHAO Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong police on Monday said they were forced to fire water cannon and a warning shot to fend off “extremely violent” demonstrators, as months of pro-democracy protests veer deeper into violence. Sunday’s clashes in the suburb of Tsuen Wan were some of the worst in twelve weeks of political unrest tremoring through the city. As night fell, a group […]
(Eagle News)–The low pressure area spotted off Eastern Samar is expected to turn into a tropical depression in the next 12 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said once it develops into such, it will be named “Jenny,” and a Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #1 will be immediately raised over the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas. As of 10 a.m. , the LPA was located 675 kilometers east northeast […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte met with Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari over the weekend. Senator Bong Go, the President’s longtime aide who released a picture on the meeting, said they met in Davao. There were no details on the meeting yet. This is the fourth time the President and Misuari meet. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a press conference on Aug. 20 that the President has […]
by Adam Plowright, Sebastian Smith and Stuart Williams Agence France Presse BIARRITZ, France (AFP) — G7 leaders close their summit Monday with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, but overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s trade wars and questions over the group’s unity. The summit in Biarritz, a high-end surfers’ paradise in southwestern France, saw a dramatic shift of focus Saturday when Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew in […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to “hold the processing” of the case of former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez “until all the factual and legal issues have been fully threshed out.” Guevarra himself confirmed this after Senator Bong Go revealed in a television interview that Duterte had ordered Guevarra and Bureau of Corrections director Nicanor Faeldon to refrain from releasing the former mayor, who was convicted of the rape and […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday, Aug. 26, emphasized the importance of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program to instill patriotism in the youth. “The highest tribute we can give our heroes is to perpetuate their legacy by ensuring that their good deeds are not forgotten but instead perpetuated and emulated,” Lorenzana said in his National Heroes Day message. He said ROTC “can teach our youths leadership, discipline, respect for authority and service to […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Aug. 26, emphasized the need to help each other to ensure a better future for all. In her National Heroes Day message, Robredo noted that “wala sa kamay ng iisang tao ang solusyon sa lahat ng ating mga suliranin, at walang iisang pinuno ang makapagbibigay sa atin ng mas magandang bukas.” “Walang iisang bayani ang iniaangat natin sa iba. Tanyag man o hindi, may mukha man o wala, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Aug. 26, skipped National Heroes Day rites at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Senator Bong Go, a former longtime aide of the President, did not give an explanation for the chief executive’s absence but said there was nothing to worry about. “He is indisposed..Seventy-four years old na po si Pangulo at kailangan niya ring magpahinga…,” Go said. Duterte was represented by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano instead. Last year, the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Bureau of Corrections Chief Nicanor Faeldon not to release former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez. This is according to the President’s longtime aide and now-Senator Bong Go in an interview over GMA-7 on Monday, Aug. 26. Go said the President was angry following reports Sanchez could be released, after the Supreme Court ruled in June that RA 10592, which increases the Good Conduct Time […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Monday, Aug. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 301 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 2:58 a.m. Depth of focus was 103 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A low pressure area has been spotted off Eastern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, the LPA was seen 770 kilometers east of Guiuan at 3 a.m. today. The southwest monsoon is also affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas, the weather bureau said. MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, CARAGA Region, Northern Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon […]
