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(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Sunday, June 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake, of tectonic origin, struck 67 kilometers southeast of Lingig at 1:14 a.m. Depth of focus was two kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, June 2, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers are expected over Mindanao and Palawan, as an Intertropical Convergence Zone affects Mindanao and Palawan. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers […]
by Martin ABBUGAO Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) — The United States warned China on Saturday against threatening its neighbours’ sovereignty and said Washington is investing in new military technology to defend its Asian allies. Washington and Beijing have been vying for influence in the region, which hosts potential flashpoints such as the South China Sea, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait. Ties between the two powers are once again taking centre stage […]
(Eagle News)–Comedian Gary Lising has passed away. His brother, Pompeii, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 1. “I am sad to inform some terrible news. We lost our beloved Gary Lising, my eldest brother, today. Gary, thank you for all the laughs and love, we will miss you deeply,” he said. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Lising is known for his role in the TV gag show “Champoy” […]
by Cecil MORELLA Agence France Presse A Dutch birdwatcher held by Islamic State-linked militants was killed Friday during a firefight between his kidnappers and soldiers in the southern Philippines, according to the military, which said he was shot by his captors as he tried to escape. Ewold Horn had been held since 2012 by the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and was fatally wounded as soldiers fought a 90-minute gun battle with the jihadists on […]
Washington, United States (AFP) — For the first time since the 1970s, the United States is planning to send equipment to the surface of the Moon in 2020 and 2021, in anticipation of a crewed lunar mission in 2024, NASA said Friday. The US space agency has chosen American firms Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Orbit Beyond to send instruments and other scientific equipment to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. The administration of […]
by Damien SIMONART Agence France Presse ZAMBROW, Poland (AFP) — Polish inventor and entrepreneur Jerzy Wysocki catches a brown plate — still warm — as it drops out of a machine and he begins to eat the crunchy, fibrous tableware. “A pork chop will always be more delicious on this wheat bran plate than on plastic,” says Wysocki with a big grin at the Biotrem factory in Zambrow in northeast Poland. Taking a bite, the […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, June 1, hailed the successful four-day visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to Japan, where P288-billion worth of trade deals between the two countries were inked. According to the Palace, the visit put “the Philippines’ strategic partnership with Japan on an even stronger footing.” During Duterte’s and Abe’s meeting, the Palace said the two leaders “agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in infrastructure development, trade and investments, agriculture, labor, defense, maritime security […]
(Eagle News)–Some roads in Metro Manila have been scheduled to undergo road reblocking and repair. The Department of Public Works and Highways said the maintenance work was scheduled from Friday, May 31, at 11 p.m., to Monday, June 3, at 5 a.m. Below are the road portions that are slated to undergo the repair: EDSA southbound from Monte de Piedad to Aurora Boulevard Service Road, 3rd lane from sidewalk southbound at corner of New York […]
A longtime public utilities employee sprayed gunfire “indiscriminately” in a government building complex on Friday in the US state of Virginia, police said, killing 11 people and wounding six in the latest mass shooting to rock the country. The gunman was also killed after trading fire with responding officers, police chief James Cervera told a news conference. “We have 11 deceased victims there at the scene, six more victims transported to area hospitals,” he said. […]
(Eagle News)–In these pictures shared by Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is seen hosting dinner for President Rodrigo Duterte hours before he left for the Philippines, on Friday, May 31. Duterte was accompanied by his delegation and Honeylet Avanceña. Abe, on the other hand, was accompanied by his government officials and his wife. This was President Duterte’s third visit to Japan.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate early Saturday, June 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 13 kilometers northeast of Aroroy at 4:35 a.m. Depth of focus of the quake was six kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
