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Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are so far being experienced in Agusan Del Norte, particularly in Jabonga, Santiago and Cabadbaran City. PAGASA said these conditions may persist within 1 to 2 hours and may affect nearby areas. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impact associated […]

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5,000 evacuated as Canary Islands wildfire rages

LOMO DEL PINO, Spain (AFP) — A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation of some 5,000 people, authorities said Sunday, warning it could take days for the blaze to be brought under control. The fire, which has spread to the mountainous Cruz de Tejeda region popular with tourists for its breathtaking views, is “extremely fierce” and “unstable”, said Canary Islands president Angel Victor Torres in a statement. No […]

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Palace mourns death of Gina Lopez

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Aug. 19, mourned the death of former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, who succumbed to brain cancer at 65 years old. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said  the Palace “deeply grieves the demise of one of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s most passionate Cabinet members whose environmental advocacy and legacy remains unparalleled to this day.” He said Lopez had “fiercely fought powerful interests” in the mining sector, and in other […]

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Filipino, not Chinese, sailors kidnapped off Cameroon: document

DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) — Most of the sailors kidnapped off the Cameroon coast last week were Filipinos, not Chinese as first reported, according to an official document seen by AFP Sunday. On Friday, an official in the port of Douala told AFP that 17 crew had been abducted, including “nine Chinese civilian sailors” from one of the two ships attacked, along with Ukrainians. The attacks took place on Thursday in Cameroonian waters off Douala, located […]

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Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom (AFP) — The Iranian oil tanker at the center of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel. According to the monitoring website Marine Traffic, the supertanker — which had been detained since July 4 off the coast of Gibraltar — lifted anchor Sunday evening and started sailing south. Authorities in the British overseas territory have not confirmed its departure. […]

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Cloudy skies expected in parts of PHL today, Aug. 19

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, Aug. 19, as the southwest monsoon affects the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration  said Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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‘Tiananmen Square’ crackdown in Hong Kong would harm trade deal: Trump

by Chris STEIN WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned China that carrying out a Tiananmen Square-style crackdown on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters would harm trade talks between the two countries. “I think it’d be very hard to deal if they do violence, I mean, if it’s another Tiananmen Square,” Trump told reporters in New Jersey. “I think it’s a very hard thing to do if there’s violence.” The months-long […]

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Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez passes away

(Eagle News)–Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has passed away after reportedly battling brain cancer, ABSCBN Corp. confirmed. She was 65 years old. Lopez was appointed as environment secretary in 2016. She went on to close down mining firms that were found to violate environmental laws, a policy that suit well with some members of the Commission on Appointments, who rejected her  appointment in 2017. She was also vice chair of ABSCBN Bayan Foundation, which provides […]

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10,000 homeless after fire razes Bangladesh slum

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the Bangladesh capital and destroyed thousands of shanties, officials said Sunday. The fire broke out at in Dhaka’s Mirpur neighbourhood late on Friday and razed around 2,000 mostly tin shacks, fire services official Ershad Hossain told AFP. “I could not salvage a single thing. I don’t know what will I do,” 58-year-old Abdul Hamid, who […]

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Hong Kong protesters flood city streets for largest rally in weeks

by Yan ZHAO / Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A sea of democracy activists flooded the streets of Hong Kong Sunday under torrential rains in a peaceful demonstration to city leaders that their movement still draws wide public support, despite mounting violence and increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. Hundreds of thousands of umbrella-carrying protesters poured across the heart of Hong Kong island, defying both the downpour and a police order not to march […]

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Number-coding scheme suspended in QC on Monday, Aug. 19

Portion of Edsa that is part of the city not covered by suspension, MMDA says (Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme is suspended in Quezon City on Monday, Aug. 19, except in the portion of Edsa that is still part of the city. This is according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority which responded to a question posted on its Twitter account on Sunday, Aug. 18. Republic Act 6741 declared August 19 of every year a special […]

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Lorenzana fires back at Chinese ambassador Zhao: Pogo workers “not comparable” to OFWs

(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana fired back at Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua after he asked  what the Philippine government would think if China thought  Overseas Filipino Workers there were also spies. Zhao had issued the remark after  Lorenzana expressed concerns about the proximity of Chinese-manned Philippine offshore gaming operation (Pogo) sites to military and police camps, saying the Chinese could easily shift  to spying. “That’s the most preposterous statement I heard in […]

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